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ENGLISH

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