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Adroit

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Adjective: skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

I know someone who is ______ when it comes to writing poems.

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Amicable

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Adjective: peaceable, friendly

Canada is very ________.

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Averse

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Adjective: having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

People who are ________ do not often like doing volunteer work.

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Belligerent

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Adjective: to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive
Noun: one at war, one engaged in war
In every ________ time in history everyone seems depressed.

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Benevolent

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Adjective: kindly, charitable

Dogs are very _______ creatures.

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Cursory

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Adjective: hasty, not thorough

Most students become very ______ towards the end of the day because just want to go home.

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Duplicity

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Noun: treachery, deceitfulness

How could you be such a _________ even after you helped the elderly?

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Extol

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Verb: to praise extravagantly

The teacher ______ any student that gets a 95% or higher on their test.

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Feasible

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Adjective: possible, able too be done

Going to the zoo was _______ because it was a weekend.

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Grimace

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Noun: a wry face, facial distortion
Verb: to make a wry face
Michael ________ when he stubbed his toe.

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Holocaust

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Noun: a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
The Baltimore riots were thought of as somewhat of a ________.

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Impervious

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Adjective: not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
The new website is __________ to hackers.

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Impetus

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Noun: a moving force, impulse, stimulus

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Jeopardy

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Noun: danger

Our lives were in _________ as we crossed the bridge that was falling down behind us.

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Meticulous

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Adjective: extremely careful; particular about details

My boss was very _________ when it came to cleaning the television screens.

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Nostalgia

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Noun: a longing for something of the past; homesickness

A wave of __________ flooded over her as she picked up the picture of when she and her sister were toddlers.

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Quintessence

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Noun: the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

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Retrogress

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Verb: to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

No one wishes to __________ from their current position in school.

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Scruntinize

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Verb: to examine closely

The buyer ________ the vehicle before purchasing it.

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Tepid

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Adjective: lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
No one enjoys drinking _____ coffee.