Adroit- dexterous; skillful and adept under pressing conditions
- The kid was adroit at the spelling bee.
Amicable- friendly,kind
- The lady was amicable and gave me a dollar.
Averse- having a strong dislike of
- The had a big averse for that mean boy.
Belligerent- waging war
- He screamed and threw his fist on the waiters face in a belligerent way.
Benevolent- kind charitable
- We wanted to be benevolent so we had a bake sale to raise money for cancer.
Cursory- hasty therefore not thorough or detailed
- The boy finished his project cursory and got a bad grade.
Duplicity- deceitfulness; double-dealing
- The man showed duplicity when he cheated.
Extol- praise enthusiastically
- The people showed great extol at church.
Feasible- that may be done, practicable
- The test was feasible to study.
Grimace- a distortion of the countenance
- She showed grimace on her face after smelling the horrible scent.
Holocaust- destruction or slaughter of a mass scale
- The holocaust was supported by hitler.
Impervious- not allowing something to pass through
- The brick wall was impervious to pass.
Impetus- the force or energy or momentum with which a body moves
- The boy running had a great impetus on his race.
Jeopardy- hazard; risk exposure to death,loss,or injury
- There was a big jeopardy of the mans life on the hike.
Meticulous- showing much attention to detail;very careful or precise
- The artist was very meticulous with his work.
Nostalgia- home sickness
- The girl had a lot of nostalgia after moving out.
Quintessence- the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
- The man showed great quintessence at the meeting which made him seem professional.
Retrogress- go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one
- The man didn't want to retrogressive after rehab.
Scrutinize- examine or inspect closely or thoroughly
- The teacher scrutinized the students essays harshly.
Tepid-showing little enthusiasm
- The kids were tepid after finding out they failed their test.
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