Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Vocab fall #5

Adroit: clever ir skillful in using the hands or mind
Amicable: having a spirit of friendliness
Averse: strong feeling of opposition. or dislike
Belligerent: hostile.
Benevolent: kindl
Cursory: hasty, rapid
Duplicity: deceitful
Extol: to praise highly
Feasible: capable of being done
Grimace: facial expression show disgust or pain
Holocaust: complete devistation or destruction
Impervious: not permitting penetration
Impetus: a moving force
Jeopardy: hazard or risk to exposure to loss
Meticulous: showing extreme attention to detail
Nostalgia: wistfull desire to return in thought
Quintessence: the most perfect. a pure example
Retrogress: go backward to earlier/worse conditions
Scrutinize: examine in detail
Tepid: moderately warm

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