adroit
(adj) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
[clever, deft, slick, dexterous; clumsy, inept, all thumbs]
amicable
(adj) peaceful, friendly
[congenial, neighborly, cordial; hostile, antagonistic]
averse
(adj) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
[disinclined, loath; favorably disposed, eager, keen]
belligerent
(adj) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n) one at war, one engaged in war
[(adj) assertive, truculent, pugnacious; (adj) peaceful, conciliatory, placid]
benevolent
(adj) kindly, charitable
[benign, well-meaning; malicious, spiteful]
cursory
(adj) hasty, not thorough
[quick, superficial, perfunctory; thorough, painstaking, careful]
duplicity
(n) treachery, deceitfulness
[double-dealing, chicanery]
extol
(v) to praise extravagantly
[glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail; criticize, belittle, disparage]
feasible
(adj) possible, able to be done
[workable, viable; unworkable, impractical]
grimace
(n) a wry face, facial distortion; (v) to make a wry face
[(n) pained expression, facial contortion; (n) grin, (v) beam]
holocaust
(n) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
[conflagration, devastation, annihilation; deluge]
impervious
(adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
[impenetrable, resistant, proof against; porous, permeable, vulnerable]
impetus
(n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus
[impulse, spur; curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint]
jeopardy
(n) danger
[risk, hazard, peril; safety, security]
meticulous
(adj) extremely careful; particular about details
[fastidious, fussy; careless, negligent, sloppy]
nostalgia
(n) a longing for something past; homesickness
quintessence
(n) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
[paragon, exemplar]
retrogress
(v) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
[revert, degenerate, decline; advance evolve, progress]
scrutinize
(v) to examine closely
[inspect, pore over; scan, glance at]
tepid
(adj) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
[insipid, halfhearted; heated enthusiastic]