Vocab List #4

• Adroit:clever and skillful, mostly when you use words in an argument.                            ex: The adroit negotiator just made the deal. 
• Amicable: an amicable agreement, relationship.... is one in which people feel friendly towards each other and do not want to quarrel                                                                    ex:Their relationship has always been amicable.
• Averse: enjoying something mostly when it is bad for you                                                          ex: I am not averse to fighting anyone.
• Belligerent: unfriendly and wanting to argue and or fight                                                             ex: That man has such a belligerent attitude. 
• Benevolent: to be kind and generous                                                                                                 ex: I am a very benevolent person.
• Cursory: done quickly with not much detail or attention                                                                ex: I took a cursory look at the painting. 
• Duplicity: dishonest behavior used to trick someone                                                                         ex: he had a duplicity attitude in card games.
• Extol: to praise something very much                                                                                                  ex: Everyone extols something different depending on belief.
• Feasible: a plan idea or method that is likely to work                                                                       ex: there is always a feasible solution
• Grimace: a facial expression you make when you feel pain                                                            ex: he had a grimace look on his face when the ball hit him where it hurts.
• Holocaust: a situation where there  they wipe something off the face of the Earth.                  ex: The holocaust was a horrible part of history.
• Impervious: not affected by something                                                                                          ex: I am impervious by all the bullies at school.
• Impetus: an influence that makes something happen faster                                                         ex: the evidence gave fresh impetus to the research.
• Jeopardy: danger of being lost or harmed                                                                                      ex: His life was in jeopardy.
• Meticulous: very careful about small detail making sure everything is done correctly                ex: I am not a meticulous person
• nostalgia: a feeling that a time in the past was good                                                                        ex: Nostalgia for the good ol times 
• Quintessence: perfect example of something                                                                                       ex: I am the quintessence of good manners.
• Retrogress: returning to an earlier or worse situation.                                                                       ex: Legislative officials are so retrogressive 
• Scrutinize: to examine someone or something very carefully                                                          ex: I had to scrutinize the paintings 
• Tepid: feeling that shows lack of interest or excitement                                                                  ex: i am very tepid when it comes to tests.