Ch 2 Flashcards
Amicable
Peaceful, friendly
Adroit
Skillfully with the hands
Slick, dexterous
Averse
Having deep seated hate, disdain, opposing
Loath
Belligerent
Aggressive, warlike
Benevolent
Charitable, good natured
Cursory
Not thorough, hasty
Duplicity
Treachery, deceitfulness
Extol
To praise highly
Feasible
Possible, able to be done
Grimace
A wry face, painful expression, facial distortion
Holocaust
Large fire, burning offering, mass destruction, vast slaughter
Impervious
Allowing nothing in, not affected or hurt by
Impetus
Moving force, stimulus, impulse
Jeopardy
Danger
Meticulous
Extremely careful/precise about detail
Nostalgia
Longing for something past, homesickness
Quintessence
The most essential form of something, the most typical Occurrence
Retrogress
To go backwards, go back to a previous condition
Scrutinize
To examine closely
Tepid
Lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by absence of interest