Definitions
adroit: cleverly skillful, resourceful
amicable: friendly; peaceable
averse: having a strong feeling of opposition
belligerent: warlike; given to waging war
benevolent: desiring to help others
cursory: going rapidly over something, without noticing details
duplicity: an act or instance of such deceitfulness
extol: to praise highly
feasible: capable of being done, accomplished
grimace: a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval
holocaust: a great or complete devastation or destruction , especially by fire
impervious: incapable of being injured or impaired
impetus: a moving force; impulse
jeopardy: peril or danger
meticulous: showing extreme care about minute details
nostalgia: a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former time or place
quintessence: the pure and concentrated essence of a single substance
retrogress: to move backward
scrutinize: to examine in detail with careful or critical attention
tepid: moderately warm
Sentences
The adroit teenager was able to survive in the wild all alone for a whole year.
The amicable person helped me find the store I was looking for.
His aversion to her opinion cause them to get into a fight.
The belligerent king led his empire to victory after conquering neighboring civilizations.
She is such a benevolent person yet she focuses more on helping others than herself.
His cursory caused him to fail the test since he didn't read through carefully.
Her duplicity caused him to never trust her again.
The ancient people used to extol many different gods and they even sacrificed people.
This project seems very difficult but it is feasible.
He automatically knew she didn't like his idea after he saw her grimace.
There was a holocaust there a long time ago and many people died.
The impervious child was taking to a laboratory for further testing.
He quickly felt the impetus against his chest and he couldn't breathe.
She wouldn't jeopardize her family's life for anything.
She is so meticulous about her homework which in turn gets her good grades.
My nostalgia makes me feel like moving back to my old house and city.
The quintessence of this substance caused her to get dizzy.
The driver retrogressed slowly after running over a deer.
She scrutinized over the paragraph before commencing on the test.
The water was tepid when he hopped into the bathtub.
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