Vocab Unit #2

Adroit

Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

Part of Speech of Adroit?

Adjective

Amicable

Peaceable, friendly

Part of Speech of Amicable?

Adjective

Averse

Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

Part of Speech of Averse?

Adjective

Belligerent

Given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; One at war, one engaged in war

Parts of Speech of Belligerent?

Adjective and Noun

Benevolent

Kindly, charitable

Part of Speech of Benevolent?

Adjective

Cursory

Hasty, not thorough

Part of Speech of Cursory?

Adjective

Duplicity

Treachery, deceitfulness

Part of Speech of Duplicity?

Noun

Extol

To praise extravagantly

Part of Speech of Extol?

Verb

Feasible

Possible, able to be done

Part of Speech of Feasible?

Adjective

Grimace

A wry face, facial distortion; To make a wry face

Parts of Speech of Grimace?

Noun and Verb

Holocaust

A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

Part of Speech of Holocaust?

Noun

Impervious

Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

Part of Speech of Impervious?

Adjective

Impetus

A moving force, impulse, stimulus

Part of Speech of Impetus?

Noun

Jeopardy

Danger

Part of Speech of Jeopardy?

Noun

Meticulous

Extremely, careful; particular about details

Part of Speech of Meticulous?

Adjective

Nostalgia

A longing for something past; homesickness

Part of Speech of Nostalgia?

Noun

Quintessence

The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

Part of Speech of Quintessence?

Noun

Retrogress

To move backward; to return to an earlier condition

Part of Speech of Retrogress?

Verb

Scrutinize

To examine closely

Part of Speech of Scrutinize?

Verb

Tepid

Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

Part of Speech of Tepid?

Adjective