VocabularyUnit 2

Adroitskillful

To juggle bowling balls, one must be adroit.

Amicablefriendly, peaceable

Students should be amicable when settling disputes.

Aversestrong dislike, opposed,

unwilling

The man is averse to eating broccoli.

Belligerentcombative, aggressive, warlike

The captain of boot camp has a belligerent attitude.

Benevolentkindly, well-meaning,

charitable

The kind man gave a benevolent gift of money to the homeless person.

Cursoryquick, hasty

The students did a cursory study of their history books for the test tomorrow.

Duplicitydeceitful

It was difficult to believe that our friend was capable of such duplicity.

Extolpraise extravagantly

I must extol the man who saved the boy from the shark attack.

Feasiblepossible, able to be done

Give a feasible answer to the question for full credit.

Grimacefacial expression of disgust,

disapproval or pain

The man grimaced when the doctor touched the cut on his arm.

Holocausta thorough destruction

involving extensive loss of life especially through fire

Many lives were lost in the great Chicago holocaust.

Imperviousimpenetrable, resistant

A good rain coat should be impervious to the rain.

Impetusa moving force, impulse,

stimulus

The reward money should be sufficient impetus for someone to come forward with information about the robbery.

Jeopardydanger

When people make the decision to play in traffic, they put their lives in jeopardy.

Meticulouscareful about doing

something in an extremely accurate and exact way

My neighbor is meticulous when cutting his lawn.

Nostalgialonging for past,

homesickness

The song gave the audience a feeling of nostalgia.

Quintessencemost typical example

The Parthenon in Greece was considered the quintessence of the perfectly proportioned building.

Retrogressmove backward

After curing his disease, he had retrogressed to a state worse than he had started.

Scrutinizeexamine closely

Scrutinize this paper and tell me if this is your handwriting.

Tepidlukewarm, unenthusiastic

The coffee I ordered was already tepid when I started to take a sip.