Vocab Fall #5

Adroit: Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
Amicable: Having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor.
Averse: Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.
Belligerent: Hostile and aggressive.
Benevolent: Well meaning and kindly.
Cursory: Hasty and therefore not through or detailed.
Duplicity: The quality or state of being two fold or double.
Extol: Praise enthusiastically.
Feasible: Possible to do easily or conveniently.
Grimace: A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust.
Holocaust: Great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire.
Impervious: Incapable of being affected.
Impetus: An impelling force; an impulse.
Jeopardy: Risk of loss or injury; peril or danger.
Meticulous: Extremely careful and precise.
Nostalgia: A bittersweet longing for thing's, persons, or situations of the past.
Quintessence: The most concentrated or purest essence of something.
Retrogress: To go or move backward.
Scrutinize: To examine or observe with great care; inspect critically
Tepid: Lacking in emotional warmthvor enthusiasm.