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.