vocab

Question 1

adroit

Answer 1

skillful expert in the use of hands or minds
ex- many rodeo preformers are adroit at twirling a rope while on a horseback

Question 2

amicable

Answer 2

peacable, friendly
ex- sometimes meditation by a neutral individual can lead to an amicable settlement or a dispute

Question 3

averse

Answer 3

having a deep seated distaste, opposed, unwilling
ex- you are not likely to become a marathon runner if you are averse to strenuous excersize

Question 4

belligerent

Answer 4

adj-given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive
n-one at war one engaged in war
ex- i did not expect such a belligerent answer to my request for directions
ex- after each belligerent signed the peace treaty the war was declared officially over

Question 5

benovolant

Answer 5

kindly, charitable
the newcomers had nothing but benovolent feeling towards all the neighbors

Question 6

cursory

Answer 6

hasty not thorough
the mayor gave up a final wisory glance at the text of her speech before mourning the podium

Question 7

duplicity

Answer 7

treachery deceitfulness
we found it difficult to believe that our good friend could be capable of such duplicity

Question 8

extol

Answer 8

to praise extravagantly
many inspiring stories and plays have been written that extol the heroic deeds of joan of arc

Question 9

feasible

Answer 9

possible able to be done
our city needs to develop a feasible plan of action for dealing with storms and other emergencies

Question 10

grimace

Answer 10

a wry face, fecial distortion
to make wry in the face

Question 11

holocaust

Answer 11

a large scale destruction especially by fire a vast slaughter a burnt offering
journalism at the time were eager to interview survivors of the Chicago holocaust

Question 12

impervious

Answer 12

not affected or hurt by admitting of no passage or entrance it is best to store flour in a container with a plastic cover that is impervious to moisture

Question 13

impertus

Answer 13

a moving force impulse and stimulus
the corning of winter gave us new impertus to the appeals for food and clothing for ready families

Question 14

jeopardy

Answer 14

danger
one single mistake can result in a serious jeopardy

Question 15

meticulous

Answer 15

extremely careful and particular about details
it can be hard to be meticulus about school work when you are in a time crunch

Question 16

nostaligia

Answer 16

a longing for something past- homesickness
looking at old photos can bring nostaligia

Question 17

quintessence

Answer 17

the purest essence or form of something, the most typical example

Question 18

retrogress

Answer 18

to move backward to return to an earlier condition
since you have recorved you have to be consitent in your workouts because we do not want you to retrogress

Question 19

scrutinize

Answer 19

to examine closely
i scrutinize my food at restaurants

Question 20

repid

Answer 20

lukewarm, unenthusiastic