Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 2
- 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; the Holocaust: the massacre of civilians, especially Jewish people, by the Nazis during World War II in Europe
- amicable(adj.) peaceable, friendly
- impervious(adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
- averse
(adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling - impetus(n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus
- belligerent(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war
- jeopardy(n.) danger
- benevolent(adj.) kindly, charitable
- meticulous(adj.) extremely careful; particular about details
- cursory(adj.) hasty, not thorough
- nostalgia(n.) a longing for something past; homesickness
- duplicity(n.) treachery, deceitfulness
- quintessence(n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
- extol
(v.) to praise extravagantly - retrogress(v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
- feasible
(adj.) possible, able to be done - scrutinize(v.) to examine closely
- grimace(n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face
- tepid(adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
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