Vocabulary #6

1. Adroit: Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
My dad is very adroit and can fix anything.
2. Amicable: Having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement.
Jessica is a very amicable person who makes everyone feel good.
3. Averse: Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.
I am very averse about joining the military.
4. Belligerent: Hostile and aggresive.
Don't be so belligerent and give me the card.
5. Benevolent: Well meaning and kindly. Charitable.
She gave a benevolent gift to everyone she saw.
6. Cursory: Hastily, therefore not thorough or detailed.
He made a cursory look through the boxes.
7. Duplicity: Deceitfulness; double dealing.
He talked with a sense of duplicity.
8. Extol: Praise enthusiastically.
Janet gave a scream of extol when she won the lotery.
9. Feasible: Possible to do easily or conveniently.
Writing your name is a very feasible thing to do.
10. Grimace: A twisted expression on a person's face; disgust or pain.
He grimaced after a prank was made on his sister.
11. Holocaust: Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale.
There was a holocaust in Germany when Hitler took over.
12. Impervious: Not allowing something to pass through.
The guards were impervious and wouldn't let people in the barn.
13. Impetus: The force that makes something happen or happen more quickly.
The hammer was impetus in putting the nail in the wood.
14. Jeopardy: Danger of loss, harm or failure.
You could be in jeopardy swimming in the toxic water.
15. Meticulous: Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
 My teacher was very meticulous when we were cleaning our desks.
16. Nostalgia: A sentimental longing of the past.
My sister was in a state of nostalgia and depression.
17. Quintessence: The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
That is the absolute quintessence of professionalism.
18. Retrogress: Go back to an earlier state; typically a worse one.
Travis sadly started to retrogress and lose everything.
19. Scrutinize: Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
My mom will scrutinize my room after I clean it.
20. Tepid: Lukewarm; Showing little enthusiasm.
The crowd clapped with tepid hands when the boring speaker stopped talking.