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adroit
- (adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
- synonyms: clever, deft, dexterous, slick
- antonyms: clumsy, inept, all thumbs
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amicable
- (adj.) peaceable, friendly
- synonyms: congenial, neighborly, cordial
- antonyms: hostile, antagonistic
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averse
- (adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
- synonyms: disinclined, loath
- antonyms: favorably disposed, eager, keen
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belligerent
- (adj.) given to fighting, warlike; caombative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war
- synonyms: (adj.) assertive, truculent, pugnacious
- antonyms: (adj.) peaceful, conciliatory, placid
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benevolent
- (adj.) kindly, charitable
- synonyms: benign, well-meaning
- antonyms: malicious, spiteful, malevolent
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cursory
- (adj.) hasty, not thorough
- synonyms: quick, superficial, perfunctory
- antonyms: thorough, painstaking, careful
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duplicity
- (n.) treachery, deceitfulness
- synonyms: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery
- antonyms: (none)
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extol
- (v.) to praise extravagantly
- synonyms: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
- antonyms: criticize, belittle, disparage
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feasible
- (adj.) possible, able to be done
- synonyms: workable, practicable, viable
- antonyms: unworkable, impractical
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grimace
- (n.) a wry face, a facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face
- synonyms: (n.) pained expression, facial contortion
- antonyms: (n.) smile, grin (v.) beam
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holocaust
- (n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
- synonyms: conflagration, devastation, annihilation
- antonyms: deluge, inundation
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impervious
- (adj.) not affected or hurt by; admittaing of no passage or entrance
- synonyms: impenetrable, resistant, proof against
- antonyms: porous, permeable, vulnerable
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impetus
- (n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus
- synonyms: impulse, incentive, spur
- antonyms: curb, hinderance, impediment, constraint
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jeopardy
- (n.) danger
- synonyms: risk, hazard, peril
- antonyms: safety, security
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meticulous
- (adj.) extremely careful; particular about details
- synonyms: fastidious, painstaking, fussy
- antonynms: careless, negligent, sloppy
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nostalgia
- (n.) a longing for something past; homesickness
- synonyms: (none)
- antonyms: (none)
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quintessence
- (n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
- synonyms: paragon, exemplar
- antonymys: (none)
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retrogress
- (v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
- synonyms: revert, degenerate, decline
- antonyms: advance, evolve, progress
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scrutinize
- (v.) to examine closely
- synonyms: inspect, pore over
- antonyms: skim, scan, glance at
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tepid
- (adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
- synonyms: insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy
- antonyms: heated, excited, enthusiastic
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