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adroit skillful, experiment in the use of the hands or mind amicable peaceable, friendly averse having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling belligerent given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war benevolent kindly, charitable cursory hasty, not thorough duplicity treachery, deceitfulness extol to praise extravagantly feasible possible, able to be done grimace a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face holocaust a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering impervious not affected or hurt by, admitting of no passage or entrance impetus a moving force, impulse, stimulus jeopardy danger meticulous extremely careful; particular about details nostalgia a longing for something past; homesickness quintessence the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example retrogress to move backward; to return to an earlier condition scrutinize to examine closely tepid lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest adversary an enemy, opponent alienate to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey artifice a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery coerce to compel, force craven cowardly; a coward culinary of or related to cooking or the kitchen delete to erase, wipe out, cut out demise a death, especially of a person in a lofty position exhilarate to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to fallow plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed harass to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks inclement stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action muse to think about in a dreamy way, ponder negligible so unimportant that it can be disregarded perpetuate to make permanent or long lasting precedent an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action punitive inflicting or aiming at punishment redress to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury sojourn a temporary stay; to stay for a time urbane refined in manner or style, suave adulterate to corrupt, make worse by addition of something ambidextrous able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical augment to make larger, increase bereft deprived of, made unhappy through loss deploy to position or arrange, to utilize, to for up dour stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored fortitude courage in facing difficulties gape to stare with open mouth gibe to utter taunting words, an expression of scorn guise an external appearance, cover, mask insidious intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous intimation a hint, indirect suggestion opulent wealthy, luxurious; ample;grandiose pliable easily bent, flexible, easily influenced reiterate to say again, repeat stolid not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive tentative experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant unkempt not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude verbatim word for word; exactly as written or spoken warily cautiously, with great care altruistic unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others assent to express agreement, agreement benefactor one who does good to others chivalrous marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly clemency mercy, humaneness, mildness, moderateness dearth a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine diffident shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved discrepancy a difference; a lack of agreement embark to go aboard; to make a start; to invest facile easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt indomitable unconquerable, refusing to yield infallible free from error; absolutely dependable plod to walk heavily or slowly' to work slowly pungent causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting remiss neglectful in performance of one's duty, carelessness repose to rest; lie; place; relaxation, peace of mind, calmness temerity rashness, boldness truculent fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh unfeigned sincere, real, without pretense virulent extremely poisonous, full of malice; spiteful affiliated associated, connected ascertain to find out attainment an accomplishment, the act of achieving bequeath to give or pass on as an inheritance cogent forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point converge to move toward one point, approach nearer together disperse to scatter, spread far and wide esteem to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement expunge to erase, obliterate, destroy finite having limits; lasting for a limited time invulnerable not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack malevolent spiteful, showing ill will nonchalant cool and confident, unconcerned omniscient knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding panacea a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems scrupulous exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled skulk to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding supercilious proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority uncanny strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation venial easily excused; pardonable