10th grade lit unit 2 vocab

adroit

skillful, masterful, expert in the use of hands

benevelont

kindly and charitable

cursory

hasty, careless

duplicity

treachery, deceitfulness

feasible

possible, able to be done

grimace

a wry face, a frown

holocaust

a mass destruction

meticulous

extremely careful particular

quintessence

the purest essence or form of something

scrutanize

to examine closely

amicable

peaceful friendly

averse

unwilling or apposed

belligerent

given to fight warlike

extol

to praise extravagantley

impervious

not affected or hurt by

impetus

a moving force

jepordy

in danger

nostalgia

a longing for something

retrogress

to move backwards

tepid

lukewarm dull