adroit
(adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
holocaust
(n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering; the Holocaust: the massacre of civilians, especially Jewish people, by the Nazis during World War II in Europe
amicable
(adj.) peaceable, friendly
impervious
(adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
- averse
(adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling impetus
(n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus
belligerent
(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war
jeopardy
(n.) danger
benevolent
(adj.) kindly, charitable
meticulous
(adj.) extremely careful; particular about details
cursory
(adj.) hasty, not thorough
nostalgia
(n.) a longing for something past; homesickness
duplicity
(n.) treachery, deceitfulness
quintessence
(n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
- extol
(v.) to praise extravagantly retrogress
(v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
- feasible
(adj.) possible, able to be done scrutinize
(v.) to examine closely
grimace
(n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face
tepid
(adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
