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