Unit 2 Vocabulary

adroitly

skillful, expert in use of hands or mind

benevolent

kindly, charitable

cursory

hasty, not thorough

duplicity

teachery, deceitfulness

feasible

possible, able to be done

grimace

a wry face, facial distortion, to make a wry face

holocaust

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

meticulous

extremely careful, particular about details

quintessence

the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

scrutinize

to examine closely

amicable

peaceable, friendly

averse

having a deep-seated distaste, opposed to, unwilling

belligerent

given to fighting, warlike: combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war

extol

to praise extravagantly

impervious

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

impetus

a moving force, impulse, stimulus

jeopardy

danger

nostalgia

a longing for something past; homesickness

retrogress

to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

tepid

lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest