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Amicable

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Peaceable, friendly

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Averse

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Having a deep seated distaste, opposed, unwilling

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Belligerent

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Warlike, combative

One engaged in war

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Benevolent

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Kindly, charitable

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Cursory

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Hasty, not thorough

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Duplicity

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Treachery, fraud, deceitfulness

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Extol

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To praise extravagantly

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Feasible

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Possible, able to be done

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Grimace

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A wry face,

To make a wry face

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Holocaust

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A large scale destruction, especially by fire

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Impervious

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Not affected or hurt by, resistant

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Impetus

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A moving force, impulse

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Jeopardy

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Danger

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Meticulous

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Extremely careful, particular about details

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Nostalgia

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A longing for something past

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Quintessence

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The purest essence or form of something, most typical example

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Retrogress

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To move backward, return to an earlier condition

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Scrutinize

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To examine closely

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Tepid

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Lukewarm, unenthusiastic

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Adroit

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Skillful, expert in the used of the hands or mind