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