level e unit 2

adroit

Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

amicable

Peaceable, friendly

averse

Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

belligerent

Given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; a person engaged in war

benevolent

Kindly, charitable

cursory

Hasty, not thorough

duplicity

Treachery, deceitfulness

extol

To praise extravagantly

feasible

Possible, able to be done

grimace

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

holocaust

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

impervious

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

impetus

A moving force, impulse, stimulus

jeopardy

Danger

meticulous

Extremely careful; particular about details

nostalgia

A longing for something past; homesickness

quintessence

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

retrogress

To move backward; to return to an earlier condition

scrutinize

To examine closely

tepid

Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest