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Adroit

Skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind.

Amicable

Peaceable, friendly.

Averse

Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling.

Belligerent

Given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive.

Benevolent

Kindly, charitable.

Cursory

Hasty, not thorough.

Duplicity

Treachery; deceitfulness.

Extol

To praise extravagantly.

Feasible

Possible, able to be done.

Grimace

A wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face.

Holocaust

A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter.

Impervious

Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance.

Impetus

A moving force, impulse, stimulus.

Jeopardy

Danger.

Meticulous

Extremely careful; particular about details.

Nostalgia

A longing for something past; homesickness.

Quintessence

The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example.

Retrogress

To move backward; to return to an earlier condition.

Scrutinize

To examine closely.

Tepid

Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest.