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| adroit |
(adj) skillful in the use of hands or mind |
| amicable |
(adj) peaceable, friendly |
| averse |
(adj) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
| belligerent |
(adj) given to fighting, aggressive; (n) one engaged in war |
| benevolent |
(adj) kindly, charitable |
| cursory |
(adj) hasty, not thorough |
| duplicity |
(n) treachery, deceitfulness |
| extol |
(v) to praise extravagantly |
| feasible |
(adj) possible to be done |
| grimace |
(n) a wry face; (v) to make such a face |
| holocaust |
(n) a large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
| impervious |
(adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting no passage or entrance |
| impetus |
(n) a moving force, stimulus |
| jeopardy |
(n) danger |
| meticulous |
(adj) extremely careful; particular about details |
| nostalgia |
(n) a longing for something past |
| quintessence |
(n) the purest form of something; the most typical example |
| retrogress |
(v) to move backward, to return to an earlier condition |
| scrutinize |
(v) to examine closely |
| tepid |
(adj) lukewarm; unenthusiastic |
| adulterate |
(v) to corrupt |
| ambidextrous |
(adj) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful |
| augment |
(v) to make larger |
| bereft |
(adj, participle) deprived of |
| deploy |
(v) to position or arrange |
| dour |
(adj) stern, unyielding, gloomy |
| fortitude |
(n) courage in facing difficulties |
| gape |
(v) to stare with open mouth |
| gibe |
(v) to utter taunting words; (n) an expression of scorn |
| guise |
(n) an external appearance, cover, mask |
| insidious |
(adj) intended to deiceve or enrap, sly, treacherous |
| intimation |
(n) a hint, indirect suggestion |
| opulent |
(adj) wealthy, luxurious, ample |
| pliable |
(adj) easily bent, flexible, easily influenced |
| reiterate |
(v) to say again |
| stolid |
(adj) dull or unresponsive mentally or emotionally |
| tentative |
(adj) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant |
| verbatim |
(adj, adv) word for word |
| adversary |
(n) enemy, opponent |
| alienate |
(v) to make indifferent or hostile |
| artifice |
(n) a clever trick or skill |
| coerce |
(v) to compel by force |
| craven |
(adj) cowardly; (n) a coward |
| culinary |
(adj) of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
| delete |
(v) to erase, cut out |
| demise |
(n) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
| exhilarate |
(v) to give spirit or liveliness to |
| fallow |
(adj) inactive; (n) land left unseeded; (v) to plow but not seed |
| harass |
(v) to disturb or worry, especially by repeated attacks |
| inclement |
(adj) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude |
| muse |
(v) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder |
| negligible |
(adj) so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
| perpetuate |
(v) to make long lasting, permanent |
| precedent |
(n) an example that serves as a basis for later action |
| punitive |
(adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment |
| redress |
(v) to set right, remedy; (n) relief from wrong or injury |
| sojourn |
(n) a temporary stay; (v) to stay for a time |
| urbane |
(adj) refined in manner or style |
| unkempt |
(adj) not combed; untidy |
| warily |
(adv) cautiously |
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