Monday, September 22, 2014

Vocab: Fall List 5

adroit

Adj. Quick or skillful or adept in action or thought

amicable

Adj. Characterized by friendship and good will

averse

Adj. Strongly opposed

belligerent

Adj. Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

benevolent

Adj. Generous in providing aid to others

cursory

Adj. Hasty and without attention to detail

duplicity

Noun. Acting in bad faith

extol

Verb. Praise, glorify, or honor

feasible

Adj. Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances

grimace

Noun. A contorted facial expression

holocaust

Noun. An act of great destruction and loss of life

impervious

Adj. Not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

impetus

Noun. The act of applying force suddenly

jeopardy

Noun. A source of danger

meticulous

Adj. Marked by precise accordance with details

nostalgia

Noun. Longing for something past

quintessence

Noun. The most typical example or representative of a type

retrogress

Verb. Go back to bad behavior

crutinize

Verb. To examine closely

tepid

Adj. Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

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