sadlier-oxford vocabulary workshop level E unit 2

holocaust

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

nostalgia

a longing for something past; homesickness

impetus

a moving force, impulse, stimulus

grimace

a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face

benevolent

kindly, charitable

tepid

lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest

retrogress

to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

extol

to praise extravagantly

duplicity

treachery, deceitfulness

jeopardy

danger

meticulous

extremely careful; particular about details

belligerent

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

cursory

hasty, not thorough

averse

having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

impervious

not affected or hurt by, admitting of no passage or entrance

amicable

peaceable, friendly

feasible

possible, able to be done

adroit

skillful, experiment in the use of the hands or mind

quintessence

the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

scrutinize

to examine closely