Unit 2

Question 1

adroit

Answer 1

(adj) skillful with hands or mind

Question 2

amicable

Answer 2

(adj) friendly

Question 3

averse

Answer 3

(adj) having deep distaste: opposed

Question 4

belligerent

Answer 4

(adj) given to fighting: aggressive

Question 5

benevolent

Answer 5

(adj) charitable

Question 6

cursory

Answer 6

(adj) hasty, not thorough

Question 7

duplicity

Answer 7

(n) treachery, deceitfulness

Question 8

extol

Answer 8

(v) to praise extravagantly

Question 9

feasible

Answer 9

(adj) possible

Question 10

grimace

Answer 10

(n) facial distortion

Question 11

holacaust

Answer 11

(n) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire

Question 12

impervious

Answer 12

(adj) not affected or hurt by,

Question 13

impetus

Answer 13

(n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus

Question 14

jeopardy

Answer 14

(n) danger

Question 15

meticoulus

Answer 15

(adj) extremely careful and particular

Question 16

nostalgia

Answer 16

a longing for something past, homesickness

Question 17

quintessence

Answer 17

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

Question 18

retrogress

Answer 18

to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

Question 19

scrutinize

Answer 19

to examine closely