English Words U2

Question 1

peaceable, friendly

Answer 1

amicable

Question 2

having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

Answer 2

averse

Question 3

given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war

Answer 3

belligerent

Question 4

kindly, charitable

Answer 4

benevolent

Question 5

hasty, not thorough

Answer 5

cursory

Question 6

treachery, deceitfulness

Answer 6

duplicity

Question 7

to praise extravagantly

Answer 7

extol

Question 8

possible, able to be done

Answer 8

feasible

Question 9

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

Answer 9

grimace

Question 10

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

Answer 10

holocaust

Question 11

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

Answer 11

impervious

Question 12

a moving force, impulse, stimulus

Answer 12

impetus

Question 13

danger

Answer 13

jeopardy

Question 14

extremely careful; particular about details

Answer 14

meticulous

Question 15

a longing for something past; homesickness

Answer 15

nostalgia

Question 16

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

Answer 16

quintessence

Question 17

to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

Answer 17

retrogress

Question 18

to examine closely

Answer 18

scrutinize

Question 19

lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

Answer 19

tepid

Question 20

skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

Answer 20

Adroit