| A | B |
|---|
| adroit | skillful; expert in the use of the hands or mind |
| amicable | peaceable; friendly |
| averse | having a strong dislike or deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
| belligerent | combative; given to fighting warlike |
| benevolent | kind; generous; charitable |
| cursory | quick; superficial; hasty; not thorough |
| duplicity | fraud; deceitfulness; treachery |
| extol | glorify; acclaim; to praise extravagantly |
| feasible | workable; viable; possible; able to be done |
| grimace | pained expression; wry face; facial distortion |
| holocaust | devastation; annihilation; a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter |
| impervious | impenetrable; resistant; not affected or hurt by; admitting of no entrance |
| impetus | incentive; stimulus; a moving force |
| jeopardy | risk; hazard; danger |
| meticulous | careful; painstaking; picky; particular about details |
| nostalgia | longing for things past; homesickness; not commonly used |
| quintessence | purest essence; stereotypical; most typical example |
| retrogress/regress | revert; decline; to move backward or return to an earlier condition |
| scrutinize | inspect; to examine closely |
| tepid | lukewarm; half-hearted; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest |
