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Details Title: Vocabulary Description: Unit 2 Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 10/16/2004 10:59:09	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term adroit Definition adj. skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind Term amicable Definition adj. peaceable, friendly Term averse Definition adj. having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling Term belligerent Definition adj. given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive n. one at war, one engaged in war Term benevolent Definition adj. kindly, charitable Term cursory Definition adj. hasty, not thorough Term duplicity Definition n. treachery, deceitfulness Term extol Definition v. to praise extravagantly Term feasible Definition adj. possible, able to be done Term grimace Definition n. a wry face, facial distortion v. to make a wry face Term holocaust Definition n. a large-scale destrustion, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering Term impervious Definition adj. not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or enterance Term impetus Definition n. a moving force, impulse, stimulus Term jeopardy Definition n. danger Term meticulous Definition adj. extremely careful; particular about details Term nostalgia Definition n. a longing for something past; homesickness Term quintessence Definition n. the purest essence for form of something; the most typical example Term retrogress Definition v. to move backward; to return to an earlier condition Term scrutinize Definition v. to examine closely Term tepid Definition adj. lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest