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