English Ii Vocabulary Unit 2

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Adroit

Back 1

(adj) clever and skilful, especially in the way you use words and arguments

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Amicable

Back 2

(adj) an agreement, relationship etc. in which people feel friendly towards each other and do not want to quarrel

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Averse

Back 3

(adj) unwilling to do something or not liking something

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Belligerent

Back 4

(adj) very unfriendly and wanting to argue or fight

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Benevolent

Back 5

(adj) kind and generous

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Cursory

Back 6

(adj) done very quickly without much attention to details

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Duplicity

Back 7

(n) dishonest behaviour that is intended to deceive someone

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Extol

Back 8

(v) to praise something very much

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Feasible

Back 9

(adj) a plan, idea, or method that is possible and is likely to work

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Grimace

Back 10

(n) an expression you make by twisting your face because you do not like something or because you are feeling pain
(v) to twist your face in an ugly way because you do not like something, because you are feeling pain, or because you are trying to be funny

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Holocaust

Back 11

(n) a situation in which there is great destruction and a lot of people die

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Impervious

Back 12

(adj) not affected or influenced by something and seeming not to notice it

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Impetus

Back 13

(n) an influence that makes something happen or makes it happen more quickly

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Jeopardy

Back 14

(n) in danger of being lost or harmed

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Meticulous

Back 15

(adj) very careful about small details, and always making sure that everything is done correctly

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Nostalgia

Back 16

(n) a feeling that a time in the past was good, or the activity of remembering a good time in the past and wishing that things had not changed

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Quintessence

Back 17

(n) a perfect example of something

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Retrogress

Back 18

(v) returning to an earlier and worse situation

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Scrutinize

Back 19

(v) to examine someone or something very carefully

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Tepid

Back 20

(adj) a feeling, reaction etc. that shows a lack of excitement or interest