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1
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adroit

A

skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

2
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benevolent

A

kindly, charitable

3
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cursory

A

hasty, not thorough

4
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duplicity

A

treachery, deceitfulness

5
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feasible

A

possible, able to be done

6
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grimace

A

a wry face, facial distortion

to make a wry face

7
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holocaust

A

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

8
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meticulous

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extremely careful; particular about details

9
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quintessence

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the purest essence or dorm of something; the most typical example

10
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scruntinize

A

to examine closely

11
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amicable

A

peaceable, friendly

12
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averse

A

having a deep-seated distaste; opposed unwilling

13
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belligerent

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given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive

one at war, one engaged in war

14
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extol

A

to praise extravagantly

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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

A

danger

18
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nostalgia

A

a ponging for something past; homesickness

19
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retrogress

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to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

20
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tepid

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lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest