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Amicable

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Peaceful, friendly

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Adroit

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Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

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AVerse

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Having a deep seated distaste; opposed, unwilling g

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Belligerent

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Given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, engaged in war

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Benevolent

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Kindly, charitable

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Cursory

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Hasty, not thorough

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Duplicity

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Treachery, deceitfulness

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Extol

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To praise extravagantly

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Feasible

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Possible, able to be done

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Grimace

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

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Holocaust

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A large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

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Impervious

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Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

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Impetus

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A moving force, impulse, stimulus

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Jeopardy

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Danger

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Meticulous

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Extremely careful; particular about details

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Nostalgia

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A longing for something past; homesickness

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Quintessence

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

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Retrogress

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To move backward; to return to an earlier condition

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Scrutinize

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To examine closely

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Tepid

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Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest