Unit 2 Vocab Flashcards
Peaceable, friendly
Amicable
Skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind
Adroit
Having a deep-seated distaste, opposed, unwilling
Averse
Given to fighting, warlike, aggressive, one at or engaged in war
Belligerent
Hasty, not thorough
Cursory
Treachery, deceitfulness
Duplicity
To praise extravagantly
Extol
Possible, able to be done
Feasible
A wry face, face distortion, to make a wry face
Grimace
A large scale destruction, especially by fire
Holocaust
Not affected or hurt by, no passage or entrance
Impervious
A moving force, impulse, stimulant
impetus
Danger
Jeopardy
Extremely careful, particular about details
Meticulous
A longing or yearning some for some past time
Nostalgia
The purest essence or form of something, the most typical example
Quintessence
To move backwards
Retrogress
To examine closely
Scrutinize
Lukewarm, unenthusiastic, no interest
Tepid
Benevolent
Kindly, charitable