SAT List 7

Lujaina H.
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  1. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  2. averse
    strongly opposed
  3. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  4. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  5. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  6. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  7. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  8. feasible
    capable of being done with means at hand
  9. grimace
    contort the face to indicate a certain mental state
  10. holocaust
    an act of mass destruction and loss of life
  11. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  12. impetus
    a force that makes something happen
  13. jeopardy
    a source of danger
  14. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  15. nostalgia
    a longing for something past
  16. quintessence
    the most typical example or representative of a type
  17. retrogress
    get worse or fall back to a previous condition
  18. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  19. tepid
    moderately warm
    (Adj.)
    Tepid means lukewarm or half-hearted. If the applause for your mime-on-a-unicycle performance was more tepid than enthusiastic, it might be time to find a new hobby.
    Syn.: clever, cunning, ingenious showing inventiveness and skill
    Ant.:
  20. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
    (Adj.)
    Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
    Syn.: deft - dexterous - clever - skillful - skilful - dextrous
    Ant.: maladroit - unmechanical, butter-fingered
    Sent.: The adroit thief could pick someone’s pocket without attracting notice.
Created on Tue Feb 14 14:22:35 EST 2012 (updated Tue Feb 14 14:44:00 EST 2012)

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