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adroit
adj. skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
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amicable
adj. peaceable, friendly
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averse
adj. having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
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belligerent
adj. given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive
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belligerent
n. one at war, one engaged in war
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benevolent
adj. kindly, charitable
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cursory
adj. hasty, not thorough
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duplicity
n. treachery, deceitfulness
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extol
v. to praise extravagantly
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feasible
adj. possible, able to be done
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grimace
n. a wry face, facial distortion
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grimace
v. to make a wry face
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holocaust
n. a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
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impervious
adj. not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrace
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impetus
n. a moving force, impulse, stimulus
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meticulous
adj. extremely careful; particular about details
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nostalgia
n. a longing for something past; homesickness
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quintessence
n. the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
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retrogress
v. to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
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scrutinize
v. to examine closely
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tepid
adj. lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
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