VOCABULARY #5

1.) Adroit- (Adjective) Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind: He was adroit at tax avoidance.
2.) Amicable- (adjective) (Of relationship between people) having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor: There will be an amicable settlement of the dispute.
3.) Averse-  (Adjective) Having strong dislike or opposition to something: As a farmer CLA director, he is not averse to secrecy.
4.) Belligerent- (Adjective) Hostile and aggressive: A bull-necked, belligerent old man.
5.) Benevolent- (Adjective) Well meaning and kindly: She has a benevolent smile.
6.) Cursory- (Adjective) Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed: A cursory glance at the figures.
7.) Duplicity- (Noun) Deceitfulness; double-dealing: I wonder if twins buy clothes of duplicity.
8.) Extol- (Verb) Praise enthusiastically: He extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples.
9.) Feasible- (Adjective) Possible to do easily or conveniently: It is not feasible to put most finds from excavations on public display.
10.) Grimace- (Noun) An ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust: She gave a grimace of pain.
11.) Holocaust- (Noun) Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, esp. caused by the fire or nuclear war: A nuclear holocaust.
12.) Impervious- (Adjective) Not allowing fluid to pass through: An impervious layer of basaltic clay.
13.) Impetus- (Noun) The force or energy with which a body moves: Hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus.
14.) Jeopardy- (Noun) Danger loss, harm, or failure: Michael's job was not in jeopardy.
15.) Meticulous- (Adjective) Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise: He had always been so meticulous about his appearance.
16.) Nostalgia- (Noun) A sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations: I was overcome with acute nostalgia for my days in college.
17.) Quintessence- (Noun) The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class: He was the quintessence of political professionalism.
18.) Retrogress- (Verb) Go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one: She retrogressed to the starting point of her rehabilitation.
19.) Scrutinize- (Verb) Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly: Customers were warned to scrutinize the small print.
20.) Tepid- (Adjective) Showing enthusiasm: The applause was tepid.