Sedlier Vocabulary Workshop E: Unit 2

adroit

skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind

amicable

peaceable, friendly

averse

having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

cursory

hasty, not thorough

benevolent

kindly, charitable

jeopardy

danger

holocaust

a large-scale destruction, especially by fire

belligerent

one at war, one engaged in war

scrutinize

to examine closely

impervious

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

feasible

possible, able to be done

duplicity

treachery, deceitfulness

grimace

a wry face, facial distortion

quintessence

the purest essence or form of something

tepid

lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest

meticulous

extremely careful; particular about details

impetus

a moving force, impulse, stimulus

retrogress

to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

extol

to praise extravagantly

nostalgia

a longing for something past; homesickness