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| skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind |
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amicable
(am' e ke bel)
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| having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
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bellgerent
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given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive
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one at war |
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benevolent
(be nev' e lent)
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cursory
(ker' se re)
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duplicity
(du plis' e te)
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feasible
(fe' ze bel)
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| possible, able to be done |
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a wry face, facial distortion;
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to make a wry face |
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holocaust
(hal' e kost)
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| a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burt offering |
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impervious
(im per' ve es)
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| not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or enterance |
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impetus
(im per' ve es)
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| a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
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jeopardy
(jep' er' de)
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meticulous
(me tik' ye les)
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extremely careful; particualr about details
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nostalgia
(na stal' je)
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| a longing for something past; homesickness |
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quintessence
(kwin tes' ens)
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| the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
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retrogress
(re tre gres')
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| to move baxkward; to return to an earlier condition |
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scrutinize
(skrut' e niz)
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| lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |
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