Vocabulary Set 2

Question 1

adroit

Answer 1

adj. skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

Question 2

amicable

Answer 2

adj. peaceable, friendly

Question 3

averse

Answer 3

adj. having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

Question 4

belligerent

Answer 4

adj. given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; n. one at war, one engaged in war

Question 5

benevolent

Answer 5

adj. kindly, charitable

Question 6

cursory

Answer 6

adj. hasty, not thorough

Question 7

duplicity

Answer 7

n. treachery, deceitfulness

Question 8

extol

Answer 8

v. to praise extravagantly

Question 9

feasible

Answer 9

adj. possible, able to be done

Question 10

grimace

Answer 10

n. a wry face, facial distortion; v. to make a wry face

Question 11

holocaust

Answer 11

n. a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

Question 12

impervious

Answer 12

adj. not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or 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 essence or form of something; the most typical example

Question 18

retrogress

Answer 18

v. to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

Question 19

scrutinize

Answer 19

v. to examine closely

Question 20

tepid

Answer 20

adj. lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest