Unit 2 Vocabulary (10th grade)

adroit

quick or skillful or adept in action or thought

amicable

characterized by friendship and good will

averse

having a deep-seated distaste; opposed,unwilling

belligerent

engaged in war

benevolent

intending or showing kindness

cursory

hasty, not thorough

duplicity

acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another

extol

to praise highly

feasible

capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

grimace

contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state

holocaust

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

impervious

not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

impetuous

marked by violent force

jeopardy

danger

meticulous

marked by precise accordance with details

nostalgia

longing for something past

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

luke-warm