vocab level e unit 2

adroit

(adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

amicable

(adj.) peaceable, friendly

averse

(adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

belligerent

(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war

benevolent

(adj.) kindly, charitable

cursory

(adj.) hasty, not thorough

duplicity

(n.) treachery, deceitfulness

extol

(v.) to praise extravagantly

feasible

(adj.) possible, able to be done

grimace

(n.) a wry facem facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face

holocaust

(n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

impervious

(adj.) incapable of being penetrated

jeopardy

(n.) danger

meticulous

(adj.) extremely careful; particular about details

impetus

(n.) a moving force

nostalgia

(n.) a longing for something past; homesickness

quintessence

(n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

retrogress

(v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

scrutinize

(v.) to examine closely

tepid

(adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest