adroit

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adroit

• Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

The adroit artist admired Mirandas Magic.
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cursory

• Hasty, not thorough

Terry reviewed the vocabulary list in a cursory
manner before he took the test!
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holocaust

• A large-scale destruction, especially by fire a
  vast slaughter

The collision resulted in holocaust!
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nostalgia

• A longing for something past homesickness

When Will thought of his days at Riverdale, a
feeling of nostalgia overtook him!
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amicable

• Peaceable, friendly

Taylor and Deana maintained an amicable
relationship!
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duplicity

• Treachery, deceitfulness

When Alex realized the duplicity of the accused,
she found defending him extremely difficult!
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impervious

• Not affected or hurt by something admitting no
  passage or entrance

Because of the soothing music, Clay was
impervious to pain!
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quintessence

• The purest essence or form of something the most
  typical example

The quintessence of the river made the view
magnificent!
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Averse (adjective)

• Having a deep-seated distaste opposed, unwilling

Lennons averse reaction to meat resulted in a
vegetarian lifestyle!
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extol

• To praise extravagantly

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Impetus (noun)

• A moving force, impulse, stimulus

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retrogress

• To move backward to return to an earlier
  condition

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belligerent

• Given to fighting warlike

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feasible

• Possible able to be done

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Jeopardy

• danger

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scrutinize

• To examine closely

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benevolent

• Kindly, charitable

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grimace

• A wry face, facial distortion to make a wry face

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meticulous

• Extremely careful careful about details

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tepid

• Lukewarm unenthusiastic marked by an absence of
  interest