Unit 2 Flashcards
adroit
quick or skillful or clever in action or thought
amicable
friendly and good-natured
averse
strongly opposed
belligerent
eager to fight
benevolent
generous in providing aid to others
cursory
hasty and without attention to detail
duplicity
deceitfulness; double-dealing
extol
praise, glorify, honor
feasible
capable of being done
grimace
a contorted facial expression
holocaust
an act of great destruction and loss of life by purposeful or natural means
impervious
not allowing to pass through or to be affected by
impetus
the act of applying force suddenly
jeopardy
a source of danger
meticulous
careful attention to detail
nostalgia
a longing for something in the past
quintessence
the most typical example or representative of a type
retrogress
to go back to bad behavior
scrutizine
to examine closely
tepid
lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
