vocab unit 2

Question 1

adroit

Answer 1

skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind

Question 2

amicable

Answer 2

peaceable, friendly

Question 3

averse

Answer 3

opposed to, unwilling

Question 4

belligerent

Answer 4

given to fighting, warlike, aggressive

Question 5

benevolent

Answer 5

kindly, charitable

Question 6

cursory

Answer 6

hasty, not thorough

Question 7

duplicity

Answer 7

treachery, deceitfulness

Question 8

extol

Answer 8

to praise extravagentlye

Question 9

feasible

Answer 9

possible, able to be done

Question 10

grimace

Answer 10

a wry face, facial distortion

Question 11

holocaust

Answer 11

a large-scale destruction, usually by fire, a slaughter, burnt offering

Question 12

impervious

Answer 12

not affected or hurt by, admitting no passage or entrance

Question 13

impetus

Answer 13

a moving force, impulse

Question 14

jeopardy

Answer 14

danger

Question 15

meticulous

Answer 15

extremely careful, particular about details

Question 16

nostalgia

Answer 16

a longing for something past

Question 17

quintessence

Answer 17

the purest essence or form, best example

Question 18

retrogress

Answer 18

to return back to something

Question 19

scrutinize

Answer 19

to examine closely

Question 20

tepid

Answer 20

lukewarm/unenthusiastic