Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 2

Vocabulary flashcards created from Vocabulary Workshop Level E, Unit 2.

benevolent (adj.)

kindly, charitable

holocaust (n.)

a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; the Holocaust: the massacre of civilians, especially Jewish people, by the Nazis during World War II in Europe

amicable (adj.)

peaceable, friendly

belligerent (n.)

one at war, one engaged in war

adroit (adj.)

skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

jeopardy (n.)

danger

cursory (adj.)

hasty, not thorough

impetus (n.)

a moving force, impulse, stimulus

meticulous (adj.)

extremely careful; particular about details

belligerent (adj.)

given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive

retrogress (v.)

to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

impervious (adj.)

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

quintessence (n.)

the purest essence or form of something

averse (adj.)

having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

extol (v.)

to praise extravagantly

duplicity (n.)

treachery, deceitfulness

feasible (adj.)

possible, able to be done

grimace (n.)

a wry face, facial distortion

grimace (v.)

to make a wry face

nostalgia (n.)

a longing for something past; homesickness

tepid (adj.)

lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest

scrutinize (v.)

to examine closely