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Adroit (adj)
•adroit at…•My friend is adroit at quoting movies from the 90s.•Or, adroit___________•Jeremy is an adroit basketball player.
Amicable (adj)
• Amicable _____________(relationship, personality, etc…)
• “It was an amicable divorce.”• “His amicable personality really draws people
to him.”
Averse (adj)
• Always, averse to _________.• averse to hard work• averse to eating broccoli• My brother has always been averse to eating
certain types of nuts because of his allergies.
belligerent (adj, n)
• Adj: His belligerent personality turned people off to him.
• N: The two belligerents could not come to a mutual compromise.
benevolent (adj)
• a benevolent ___________.• A benevolent person is one who makes an
effort to help other people.• The benevolent efforts of the aid organization
helped many unfortunate people.
cursory (adj)
• a cursory ____________• I only gave the person a cursory glance until I
realized it was my long lost friend.• Brea only gave her notes a cursory look, so she
didn’t do well on the test.
duplicity (n)
• I’m tired of your duplicity.• This duplicity is getting troublesome.• You can’t fool me with your duplicity.
extol (v)
• extol the ___________ of __________.• My teacher always extolled the virtues of hard
work.• Doctors often extol the benefits of a healthy
diet.• Parents extol the payoff of responsibility.
feasible (adj)
• Is this a feasible plan?• This scheme is feasible because….• It’s just not feasible to wait until the last night
and expect to get your paper done.
grimace (v,n)
• He grimaced in pain. (v)• Her grimace indicated the pain she was
feeling. (n)
holocaust (n)
• Schoolchildren in the 50s and 60s had legitimate fears about an impending nuclear holocaust.
impervious (adj)
• Always, impervious to ___________.• These shoes are impervious to moisture.• Her tough personality made her impervious to
any insults or attacks.
impetus (n)
• Impetus to _____, or impetus for ______.• The low grade gave me the impetus to study
more.• The early snowfall was the impetus for me to
go out and purchase a snowblower.• That amazing Van Halen concert I saw gave me
the impetus to take guitar lessons.
jeopardy (n)
• Always, in jeopardy• Your grade is in jeopardy.• The climbers were in jeopardy.• The snowstorm put the climbers in jeopardy
of catching hypothermia.
meticulous (adj)
• a meticulous _________, or is meticulous because….
• She keeps meticulous notes.• She can go back and find her expenses from
10 years because her financial records are meticulous.
nostalgia (n)
• Looking back at old yearbooks always fills me with a sense of nostalgia.
quintessence (n)
• Always, quintessence of _________• She is the quintessence of a student athlete.• That was the quintessence of an entertaining
game.
• An even better word: quintessential• He is the quintessential student.
retrogress (v)
• Often, retrogress to ___________, or retrogress into _____________.
• The show Revolution shows how society retrogresses into a violent state without electric power.
scrutinize (v)
• Always, scrutinize _____________• Accountants are paid to scrutinize financial
documents in search of tax breaks for their clients.
• The police officer carefully scrutinized my driver’s license.
tepid (adj)
• The audience gave a tepid response.• The film received a tepid reaction on its
opening weekend.• The tepid cup of coffee was very
disappointing, especially on a very difficult Monday morning.