Unit 2- Vocab E

Adroit

skillful or clever

Amicable

Friendly and without arguements

Averse

Strongly opposed, deep-seated distaste

Belligerent

Hostile, combative, warlike

Benevolent

Willing to help and be generous toward people, well-meaning

Cursory

Quick and without attention to details

Duplicity

Dishonest behavior that is intended to trick someone

Extol

To praise enthusiastically

Feasible

Possible, able to be done

Grimace

Facial expression that suggests pain or disgust

Holocaust

Large-scale destruction, especially by fire

Impervious

Not affected or hurt by

Impetus

A driving force

jeopardy

Danger

Meticulous

Extreme attention to details

Nostalgia

Longing for something in the past

Quintessence

Perfect example

Retrogress

Get worse of fall back to a previous condition

Scruntinize

Examine closely

tepid

Moderately warm, unenthusiastic