Vocab 2

Adroit

Adjective- skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

Benevolent

Adjective- kindly, charitable

Cursory

Adjective- hasty, not thorough

Duplicity

Noun- treachery, deceitfulness

Feasible

Adjective- possible, able top be done

Grimace

Noun- a wry face, facial expression

Verb- to make a wry face

Holocaust

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

Meticulous

Adjective- extremely careful; particular about details

Quintessence

Noun- the purest essence of form of something; the most typical example

Scrutinize

Verb- to examine closely

Amicable

Adjective- peaceable, friendly

Averse

Adjective- having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

Belligerent

Adjective- given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive

Noun- one at war, one engaged in war

Extol

Verb- to praise extravagantly

Impervious

Adjective- not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

Impetus

Noun- a moving force, impulse, stimulus

Jeopardy

Noun- danger

Nostalgia

Noun- a longing for something past; homesickness

Retrogress

Verb- to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

Tepid

Adjective- lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest