Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Vocabulary#5

adroit- having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness
amicable -characterized by  friendly goodwill
averse -having an active feeling of repugnance or distaste
belligerent -inclined to exhibiting assertiveness, hostility or combativeness
benevolent- kind and generous
cursory-rapidly and superficially done
duplicity-dishonest behavior intended to trick someone
extol- to praise highly
feasible-capable of being completed
grimace-a facial expression of disgust or pain
holocaust- a situation in which many people are killed and many things are destroyed
impervious-inability to be passed through
impetus- a force that causes something to move
jeopardy- exposure to immanence of death, loss, or injury
meticulous- marked by excessive care or treatment of details
nostalgia-an excessively sentimental yearning to return to a period of the past
quintessence- the essence of a thing in its purest and most simple form
retrogress- to move backward
scrutinize-t examine in a critical way
tepid -not energetic or excited

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