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a droit
(adj) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind synonyms: clever, deft, dexterous, slick antonyms: clumsy, inept, all thumbs
am i ca ble
(adj) peaceable, friendly synonyms: congenial, neighborly, cordial antonyms: hostile, antagonistic
a verse
(adj) having a deep-seated distaste: opposed, unwilling synonyms: disinclined, loath antonyms: favorably disposed, eager, keen
be llig e rent
(adj) given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive (n) one at war, one engaged in war synonyms: assertive, truculent, pugnacious antonyms: peaceful, conciliatory, placid
benevolent
(adj) kindly, charitable synonyms: benign, well-meaning antonyms: malicious, spiteful, malevolent
cursory
(adj) hasty, not thorough synonyms: quick, superficial, perfunctory antonyms: throrough, painstaking, careful
duplicity
(n) treachery, deceitfulness synonyms: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery
extol
(v) to praise extravagantly synonyms: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail antonyms: criticize, belittle, disparage
feasible
(adj) possible, able to be done synonyms: workable, practicable, viable antonyms: unworkable, impractical
grimace
(n) a wry face, facial distortion; (v) to make a wry face synonyms: pained expression, facial contortion antonyms: smile, grin; beam
holocaust
(n) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering synonyms: conflagration, devastation, annihilation antonyms: deluge, inundation
impervious
(adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance synonyms: impenetrable, resistant, proof against antonyms: porous, permeable, vulnerable
impetus
(n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus synonyms: impulse, incentive, spur antonyms: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint
jeopardy
(n) danger synonyms: risk, hazard, peril antonyms: safety, security
meticulous
(adj) extremely careful, particular about details synonyms: fastidious, painstaking, fussy antonyms: careless, negligent, sloppy
nostalgia
(n) a longing for something past; homesickness
quintessence
(n) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example synonyms: paragon, exemplar
retrogress
(v) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition synonyms: revert, degenerate, decline antonyms: skim, scan, glance at
scrutinize
(v) to examine closely synonyms: inspect, pore over antonyms: skim, glance at, scan
tepid
(adj) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest synonyms: insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy antonyms: heated, excited, enthusiastic
