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Adroit (adj.)

Skillful; expert in the use of hand or mind

Dextrous, deft, slick, clever

Amicable (adj.)

Peaceable; Friendly

Cordial, neighborly, congenial

Averse (adj.) 

Opposed to, or Unwilling

Disinclined, loath

Belligerent (adj.) (n.)

Aggressive, Combative

Assertive, truculent, pugnacious

Benevolent (adj.)

Kindly, Charitable

Well-meaning, benign

Cursory (adj.)

Hasty, quick, not thorough

Quick, superficial, perfunctory

Duplicity (n.)

Treachery

Fraud, double-dealing, chicanery

Extol (v.)

Praise extravagantly; glaze

Glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail

Feasible (adj.)

Possible

Workable, practicable, viable

Grimace (n.)(v.)

Twisted expression; wry face; usually expressing disgust, disapproval, or pain

Pained expression, facial contortion

Holocaust (n.)

Large destruction by fire or slaughter

Annihilation, devastation, conflagration

Impervious (adj.)

Not affected or hurt by

Resistant, proof against, impenetrable

Impetus (n.)

Moving force; stimulus

Impulse, incentive, spur

Jeopardy (n.)

Danger

Hazard, Risk, Peril

Meticulous (adj.)

EXTREMELY careful; particular about details

Fastidious, painstaking, fussy

Nostalgia (n.)

Longing for something past

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Quintessence (n.)

Purest form of something

Paragon, exemplar

Retrogress (v.)

To move back, usually to an earlier/worse condition

Revert, degenerate, decline

Scrutinize (v.)

Examine closely

Inspect, pore over

Tepid (adj.)

Unenthusiastic, not interested

Wishy-washy, half-hearted, inspid

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Nikunj Rajpurohit

Ms. Pham

Period 11English

11 November 2024