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adroit
(adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
benevolent
(adj.) kindly, charitable
feasible
(adj.) possible, able to be done
impetus
(n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus
quintessence
(n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
amicable
(adj.) Peaceful, friendly
cursory
(adj.) hasty, not thorough
grimace
(n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face
Jeopardy
(n.) danger
retrogress
(v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
averse
(adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
duplicity
(n.) treachery, deceitfulness
holocaust
(n.) large scale destruction, especially by fire; vast slaughter; a burnt offering
meticulous
(adj.) extremely careful; particularly about details
scrutinize
(v.) to examine closely
belligerent
(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war
extol
(v.) to praise extravagantly
impervious
(adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
nostalgia
(n.) a longing for a past thing; homesickness
tepid
(adj.)
lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest