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