Unit 2 vocab

Question 1

adroit

Answer 1

skillful, expert in use of hands or mind
-adj

Question 2

amicable

Answer 2

peaceable, friendly
-adj

Question 3

averse

Answer 3

have a deep distaste, opposed, unwilling
-adj

Question 4

belligerent

Answer 4

-(adj): aggressive, warlike
-(n): one who is at war

Question 5

cursory

Answer 5

adj: hasty, unthourough, quick

Question 6

benevolent

Answer 6

(adj): kindly, charitable

Question 7

duplicity

Answer 7

(n): treachery, decietfulness

Question 8

extol

Answer 8

(v): to praise extravagantly

Question 9

feasible

Answer 9

(adj): possible, needs to be done

Question 10

grimace

Answer 10

(n): a wry face, distorting your face
(v): to make a wry face

Question 11

holocaust

Answer 11

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

Question 12

impervious

Answer 12

(adj): not affected or hurt by, admitting no passage to entrance

Question 13

impetus

Answer 13

(n): a moving force, impulse, stimulus

Question 14

jeopardy

Answer 14

(n): danger

Question 15

meticulous

Answer 15

(adj): extremely careful, particular about details

Question 16

nostalgia

Answer 16

(n): a longing for something past, homesickness

Question 17

quintessence

Answer 17

(n): the purest form of something, the most typical example

Question 18

retrogress

Answer 18

(v): to move backwards, to return to an earlier condition

Question 19

scrutinize

Answer 19

(v): to examine closely

Question 20

tepid

Answer 20

(adj): lukewarm, unenthusiastic