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