vocab level e unit 2

meticulous

(adj.) extremely careful; particular about details

belligerent

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

cursory

(adj.) hasty, not thorough

averse

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

impervious

(adj.) incapable of being penetrated

benevolent

(adj.) kindly, charitable

tepid

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

amicable

(adj.) peaceable, friendly

feasible

(adj.) possible, able to be done

adroit

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

holocaust

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

nostalgia

(n.) a longing for something past; homesickness

impetus

(n.) a moving force

grimace

(n.) a wry facem facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face

jeopardy

(n.) danger

quintessence

(n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

duplicity

(n.) treachery, deceitfulness

scrutinize

(v.) to examine closely

retrogress

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

extol

(v.) to praise extravagantly