Thursday, September 27, 2012

Vocabulary List #6

Adroit- cleverly skillful
Amicable- characterized by showing good will, friendly
Averse- having a strong feeling of opposition
Belligerent- aggressively hostile
Benevolent- charitable
Cursory- going rapidly over something
Duplicity- deceitfuless in speech
Extol- to praise highly
Feasible- capable of being done
Grimace- a facial expression that indicates disapproval or pain
Holocaust- a great devastation
Impervious- not permitting passage
Impetus- a moving force, momentum
Jeopardy- hazard or risk
Meticulous- taking or showing extreme care
Nostalgia-  a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time
Quintessence- the perfect embodiment of something
Retrogress- to move backward
Scrutinize- to critically examine
Tepid- characterized by a lack of enthusiam

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