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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adroit | skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind |
| benevolent | kindly, charitable |
| cursory | hasty, not thorough |
| duplicity | treachery, deceitfulness |
| feasible | possible, able to be done |
| grimace | a wry face |
| holocaust | a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
| meticulous | extremely careful, particular about details |
| quintessence | the most important part of something, the most typical example |
| scrutinized | to examine closely |
| amicable | peaceable, friendly |
| averse | having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
| belligerent | given to fighting, warlike; aggressive |
| extolled | to praise extravagantly |
| impervious | not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
| impetus | a moving force, stimulus, Synonyms: impulse, incentive |
| jeopardy | danger |
| nostalgia | a longing of something past, homesickness |
| retrogress | to move backward, to return to an earlier condition |
| tepid | lukewarm, unenthusiastic |