TA Vocab Unit 2

Question 1

Warily

Answer 1

done with caution and watchfulness, especially to avoid danger.

Question 2

adroit

Answer 2

skill, expert in the use of the hands or mind.

Question 3

amicable

Answer 3

exhibiting goodwill and an absence of antagonism

Question 4

averse

Answer 4

having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

Question 5

belligerent

Answer 5

given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive/One at war, one engaged in war

Question 6

benevolent

Answer 6

kindly, charitable

Question 7

cursory

Answer 7

hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

Question 8

duplicity

Answer 8

treachery, deceitfulness

Question 9

extol

Answer 9

to praise

Question 10

feasible

Answer 10

when a task or objective is possible, or able to be done.

Question 11

grimace

Answer 11

to make a wry face

Question 12

holocaust

Answer 12

a large scale destruction, especially by fire;the Holocaust: the massacre of civilians, especially Jews, by Nazis during WWII in Europe

Question 13

impervious

Answer 13

to not be affected or hurt by; admitting of no entrance or passage.

Question 14

impetus

Answer 14

a moving force, impulse, stimulus

Question 15

jeopardy

Answer 15

danger

Question 16

meticulous

Answer 16

particular about details or extremely careful

Question 17

nostalgia

Answer 17

a longing or desire for something from the past; homesickness

Question 18

quintessence

Answer 18

the purest essence or form of something

Question 19

retrogress

Answer 19

to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

Question 20

scrutinize

Answer 20

to examine closely

Question 21

tepid

Answer 21

lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest