Vocab Words-2 Flashcards
adroit
skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
amicable
peaceable, friendly
averse
having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
belligerent
given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive OR one at war
benevolent
kindly, charitable
cursory
hasty, not thorough
duplicity
treachery, deceitfulness
extol
to praise extravagantly
feasible
possible, able to be done
grimace
facial distortion, wry face
holocaust
a large-scale destruction, vast slaughter, burnt offering
impervious
not affected or hurt by, admitting of no passage if entrance
impetus
a moving force, impulse, stimulus
jeopardy
danger
meticulous
extremely careful, particular about details
nostalgia
a longing for something past, homesick
quintessence
the purest essence of something, the most typical example
retrogress
to move backward, to return to an earlier condition
scrutinize
to examine closely
tepid
lukewarm, unenthusiastic, absence of interest