Vocab Unit 2

Adroit

skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind

Amicable

peaceable, friendly

Averse

distaste; opposed, unwilling

belligerent

given to fighting; warlike; combative, aggressive, one at 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; no passage or entrance

impetus

moving force, impulse, stimulus

jeopardy

danger

meticulous

extremely careful, particular about details

nostalgia

a longing for something past, homesickness

quintessance

the purest form;the most typical example

retrogress

to move backward; to return to an earlier position

scrutinize

to examine closely

tepid

lukewarm; unenthusiastic, no interest.