Unit 3 Vocabulary

Question 1

What does amicable mean?

Answer 1

Having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreements

Question 2

What does averse mean?

Answer 2

Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something

Question 3

What does cursory mean?

Answer 3

Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

Question 4

What does belligerent mean?

Answer 4

Hostile or aggressive

Question 5

What does benevolent mean?

Answer 5

Well meaning and kindly

Question 6

What does duplicity mean?

Answer 6

Speaking or acting in two different ways

Question 7

What does extol mean?

Answer 7

Praise enthusiastically

Question 8

What does feasible mean?

Answer 8

Possible or realistic

Question 9

What does grimace mean?

Answer 9

an ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face, typically expressing disgust or pain

Question 10

What does holocaust mean?

Answer 10

Destruction caused my fire or nuclear war

Question 11

What does impervious mean?

Answer 11

Not allowing

Question 12

What does impetus mean?

Answer 12

The force

Question 13

What does jeopardy mean?

Answer 13

Danger of loss, harm, or failure

Question 14

What does meticulous mean?

Answer 14

Showing great attention

Question 15

What does nostalgia mean?

Answer 15

Remembrance or presented in order to evoke feelings

Question 16

What does quintessence mean?

Answer 16

Perfect or the purest form

Question 17

What does retrogress mean?

Answer 17

Go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one

Question 18

What does scrutinize mean?

Answer 18

Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly

Question 19

What does tepid mean?

Answer 19

In the middle (your mood)

Question 20

What’s the definition of adroit?

Answer 20

clever or skillful in using hands or the mind