VOCAB #6 FALL

1.) Adroit:clever or skillful in using the hands or mind

2.) Amicable: having a spirit of friendliness; without serious attitude

3.) Averse:strong dislike of or opposition to something

4.) Belligerent:hostile/aggressive

5.) Benevolent:well meaning and kindly

6.) Cursory:hasty and therefore not through or detailed 

7.) Duplicity:double dealing

8.) Extol:praise enthusiastically

9.) Feasible: possible to do easily or conveniently 

10.) Grimace:ugly; twisted expression on some other persons face

11.) Holocaust: destruction or slaughter on a mass scale 

12.) Impervious:not allowing fluid to pass through

13.) Impetus:the force or energy with which a body moves

14.) Jeopardy: danger of loss, harm, or failure

15.) Meticulous:showing great attention to detail

16.) Nostalgia:chara. or exibiting feelings

17.) Quintessence:most typical or perfect example of a quality or class

18.) Retrogress:go back to an earlier state; worse one

19.) Scrutinize:examine or inspect closely and throughly

20.) Tepid: only slightly warm, lukewarm; showing enthusiasm?

21.) Accede: give consent or approval

22.) Brandish:  to shake or wave, as a weapon

23.) Comprise: :to include or contain

24.) Deft:  skillful

25.) Destitude:  without meaning or subsistence

26.) Explicit:  fully expressed or demonstrated

27.) Extripate: Extirpate: to remove or destroy totally

28.) Inopportune:  inappropriate or inconvenient

29.) Ironic:  using words to convery a meaning that is oppisite of the meaning

30.) Musty:  lacking originality or vitality

31.) Officious:  official

32.) Ominous:  portending evil or harm

33.) Pinnacle: a lofty peak

34.) Premeditated:  planned in advance, done deliberately

35.) Rampant:  violent in action or in spirit

36.) Solace:  comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble

37.) Stately:  majestic

38.) Supple: bending readily without breaking

39.) Suppress: put an end to activites of

40.) Venal:  willing to sell someones influence