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Adj.

Peaceable, friendly

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Amicable

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Adj.

skillfull, expert in the use of the hands or mind

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Adroit

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Adj.

Given to fighting, warlike; combative, agressive (n) one at war, engaged in war

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Belligerent

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Adj.

Kindly, charitable

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Benevolent

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Adj.

Hasty, not thorough

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Cursory

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N.

Treachery, deceitfulness

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Duplicity

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V.

To praise extravagantly

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Extol

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Adj.

Possible, able to be done

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Feasible

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N.

A wry face, facial distortion; (v) to make a wry face

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Grimace

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N.

A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

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Holocaust

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Adj.

Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

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Impervious

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N.

A moving force, impulse, stimulus

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Impetus

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N.

Danger

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Jeopardy

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Adj.

Extremely careful; particular about details

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Meticulous

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N.

A longing for something past; homesickness

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Nostalgia

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N.

The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

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Quintessence

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V.

To examine closely

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Scrutinize

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Adj.

Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence or interest

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Tepid

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S: congenial, neighborly, cordial
A: hostile, antagonistic

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Amicable

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S: clever, deft, slick, dexterous
A: clumsy, inept, all thumbs

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Adroit

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S: disinclined, loath
A: favorable disposed, eager, keen

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Averse

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S:Assertive, truculent, pugnacious
A: peaceful, conciliatory, placid
(Adj.)

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Belligerent

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S: benign, well-meaning
A: malicious, spiteful

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Benevolent

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S: quick, superficial, perfunctory
A: thorough, painstaking, careful

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Cursory

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S: double-dealing, chicanery

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Duplicity

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S: workable, viable
A: unworkable, impractical

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Feasible

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S: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
A: criticize, belittle, disparage

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Extol

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S:gained expression, facial contortion
A:grin; beam

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Grimace

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S: conflagration, devastation, annihilation
A: deluge

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Holocaust

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S: impenetrable, resistant, proof against
A: porous, permeable, vulnerable

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Impervious

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S:impulse, spur,
A: curb, hindrance, impediement, constraint

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Impetus

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S:risk, hazard, peril
A: safety, security

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Jeopardy

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S: fastidious, fussy
A: careless, negligent, sloppy

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Meticulous

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S:paragon, exemplar

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Quintessence

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S: revert, degenerate, decline
A: advance, evolve, progress

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Retrogress

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S: inspect, pore over
A: scan, glance at

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Scrutinize

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S: insipid, halfhearted
A: heated, enthusiastic

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Tepid

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