Unit 2 Set A

• adroit


  (adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
• benevolent


  (adj.) kindly, charitable
• cursory


  (adj.) hasty, not thorough
• duplicity


  (n.) treachery, deceitfulness
• feasible


  (adj.) possible, able to be done
• grimace


  (n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face
• holocaust


  (n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
• meticulous


  (adj.) extremely careful; particular about details
• quintessence


  (n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
• scrutinize


  (v.) to examine closely