Fall Vocab 4

 

Adroit: clever of skillful in using the hands or mind

          -The scholar was an adroit speaker.

Amicable: characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceful

          -The divorce was amiable.

Averse: having a strong feeling of opposition to; unwilling

          -Her dad had an averse feeling of letting her go out.

Belligerent: showing readiness to fight

          -She was belligerent because she was removing all her

           jewelry.

Benevolent: desiring to help others

          -The students were being benevolent to whoever needed

            help.

Cursory: going rapidly over something, without noticing details

          -She had a cursory glance at the book.

Duplicity: deceitfulness in speech or conduct; false behavior

          -He had behaved with duplicity.

Extol: to praise highly; laud

          -She extoled her beauty.

Feasible: capable of being done or accomplished

          -The work was feasible, but she didn't do it.

Grimace: a facial expression, often ugly or twisted, indicates

                disapproval, pain, etc.

          -She did a grimace face because she had a stomach pain.

Holocaust: destruction or slaughter on a mass scale

          -Not that many people survived the holocaust.

Impervious: material not allowing fluid to pass through

          -The paint is impervious to moisture when its dry.

Impetus: the force that makes something happen or happen more

               quickly

          -The wheel eventually lost impetus and stopped.

Jeopardy: danger of loss, harm or failure

          -George was in jeopardy of going to jail for a long time if

            convicted.

Meticulous: showing great attention to detail; precise

          -The meticulous surgeon never made a mistake.

Nostalgia: a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past

          -The sound of the traditional music was full of nostalgia

            and old memories.

Quintessence: the most perfect or typical example of a quality

                                   or class

          -Our mayor is the quintessence of honesty.

Retrogress: go back to an earlier state

          -If somebody doesn't continue their physical therapy, their

           leg muscles will retrogress to a weakened state.

Scrutinize: examine or inspect closely and thoroughly

          -Lets scrutinize these figures and see if they add up.

Tepid: only slightly warm (especially of a liquid)

          -Martha slid into the tepid bath water, shivering.