Vocab #6

Adroit: clever or skillful in using the hands or mind
            * My dad is very adroit, so he was able to add on to our house.

Amicable: Having a spirit of friendliness

*People find my little sister very amicable
 averse: Having a strong dislike or opposition to something
            *A lot of people have an averse opinion towards religion

Belligerent: hostile and aggressive
            * Many people become very belligerent when they’re drunk

 Benevolent: Well meaning and kindly
            * My moms advice is always benevolent.

 Cursory: Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
            * Sometimes my work appears to be cursory when I’m in a rush

 Duplicity: deceitfulness         
                                                          * Many criminals go to jail for their duplicity          

 Extol: praise enthusiastically
            * People at my church begin to extol when the music starts.

 Feasible:  Conveniently
            * Groceries are feasible because I live by a grocery store

 Grimace: twisted expression on a person’s face
            * I grimaced as I watched the gory movie

 Holocaust: mass slaughter or destruction
            * The holocaust was a very tragic event in history

 Impervious: not allowing fluid to pass through

            *My water bottle is impervious so I can carry my water wherever I go.

Impetus: a moving force; impulse or stimulus
            *When someone’s hair is messed up I get an impetus to fix it.

 Jeopardy: danger of loss, harm, or failure
            *After losing a bet, his life savings was in jeopardy

 Meticulous: showing great attention to detail.
            *People with OCD tend to be meticulous with the way they do things.

 Nostalgia: a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past
            * She had a nostalgia to see her grandma one more time

 Quintessence: the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
            *Royalty is known to be a quintessence.

 Retrogress: go back to an earlier state typically a worse one.
            *When she stopped using her medication her it caused her to retrogress back into depression.

 Scrutinize: examine or inspect closely and thoroughly
            * The manager has to scrutinize job applications

 Tepid: lukewarm

            *She prefers her coffee at a tepid temperature