1) Adroit (adj) -cleverly skillful, resourceful or ingenious
Mrs. Byrne's adroit Honors English class of 2014 demonstrated student proficiency and are being awarded by visiting Hawaii this summer as a Senior trip.
2) Amicable (adj) -characterized or showing goodwill; friendly
The teacher had her amicable mother substitute for the day which I enjoyed after I realized she was handing out bags of candy.
3) Averse (adj) -strong feeling of opposition; opposed
The averse team came back with a much stronger statement than their previous one.
4) Belligerent (adj) -warlike character, aggresively hostile
The thousands of soldiers fighting on the Union side utilized their belligerent attitudes to win the Civil War.
5) Benevolent (adj) -characterized by or expressing good will or kindly feelings
The benevolent man at the Donut Shop threw in a few extra donuts in my box.
6) Cursory (adj) -going rapidly over something, without noticing details
I was unfortunate to be given the cursory Calculus teacher for the second semester.
7) Duplicity (n) -deceitfulness in speech or conduct; acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter
The duplicity the judges resulted in the absolute best performer possible.
8) Extol (v) -to praise highly, laud
The Greek extolled the acropolis building because it literally meant "high city".
9) Feasible (adj) -capable of being done, effected or accomplished
She maintained a feasible attitude all throughout Junior year when she discovered the key to her problem.
10) Grimace (n) -a facial expression, often ugly or contorted that indicates disapproval, pain
My father greeted me with grimace when he witnessed me return simply two minutes past curfew.
11) Holocaust (n) -a great or complete devastation or destruction especially by firing
The Holocaust in Germany left many devastated and marked a great turning point in the German's history.
12) Impervious (adj) -not permitting penetration or passage incapable of being injured or impaired
My raincoat was impervious to any rain because it costed $40.
13) Impetus (n) -moving force, impulse, stimulus
The car hit the woman as the strongest impetus she had dealt with.
14) Jeopardy (n) -hazard or risk of exposure to loss harm, death or injury; peril or danger
Eddie's procrastination had set him in jeopardy of failing the course for the semester.
15) Meticulous (adj) -taking or showing minute details; precise, thorough
Her meticulous speech was not enough to catch anyone's attention resulting in half of the room falling asleep.
16) Nostalgia (n) -a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's lives
A feeling of nostalgia is one many will experience throughouy their lifetimes.
17) Quintessence (n) -the pure and concentrated essence of a substance
My anti-biotic prescriptions were a quintessence of azthrithidrozemil.
18) Retrogress (v) -to go backward into an earlier and usually wise condition
It was best to retrogress and review the applied skills and knowledge in order to perform the task at the best of his abilities.
19) Scrutinize (v) -to examine in detail with careful or critical attention
The lab scientists scrutinized my cat scans to see if there wa anything unaparent in my body.
20) Tepid (adj) -characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm
The tepid children in the back row understood the material yet refused to demonstrate it infront of the classroom.
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