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