Vocab Fall List #6

1. adroit - Cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious                                                                                - The teen boy was very adroit with the power tools.
2. amicable - Characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable.                                                - The animal trainer was very amicable when he was handling the injured dog.
3. averse - having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc; opposed.                              - I am not averse of drinking any time soon.
4. belligerent - Of warlike character; aggressively; hostile; bellicose.                                                        - The student had a belligerent tone with the tone with the teacher when they were having a discussion.
5. benevolent - Expressing goodwill or kindly feelings. Desiring to help others.                                        - That person had a benevolent attitude the entire day.
6. cursory - going rapidly over something, without details; hasty; superficial.                                            - I always take a cursory look on the topic in class.
7. duplicity - An act or instance of such deceitfulness.                                                                              - Newspapers are full of duplicity, but it is entertaining.   
8. extol - To praise highly; laud; eulogize.                                                                                                - My friend extolled his father in a different way.
9. feasible - Capable of being done,  effected, accomplished.                                                                  - I was feasible when it came to the five page essay. 
10. grimace - A facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.                  - When the boy was auditioning for the football team the instructor gave the coach a grimace. 
11. holocaust - A great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire.                                      - The fire up in the mountains was a big holocaust.
12. impervious - Not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable                                                        - The guards were impervious when they were protecting the castle.  
13. impetus - A moving force; impulse; stimulus.                                                                                        - When the band started playing everybody in the stand started to become impetus.
14. jeopardy - Hazard or at risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury.                                          - The dog was in jeopardy when it crossed the busy intersection.    
15. meticulous - taking or showing extreme care about minute details.                                                        - At times my parents can be very meticulous.
16. nostalgia - A wistful desire t return in thought or in fact to former time on one's life, to one's home or homeland , or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place time.                                                                                                                                                   - I am nostalgia for my old childhood in Santa Barbara.
17. quintessence - The pure and concentrated essence of  a substance.                                                      - The juice company wanted the quintessence of the next flavor.
18. retrogress - To go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition. 
19. scrutinize - To examine in detail with careful or critical attention.                                                           - The teacher was scrutinize when she was reading the papers.
20. tepid - Characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm.