1.Detriment
disadvantage
[de-truh-muhnt]
noun
1400-50; late Middle English
"Car is king in street design, to detriment of pedestrians" - http://cironline.org/reports/car-king-street-design-detriment-pedestrians-4441
2.Dexterous
skilled
[dek-struhs, -ster-uhs]
adjective
1595-1605; Latin
"Asynchronous decoding of dexterous finger movements using M1 neurons." - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18303800
3. Discretion
good sense
[dih-skresh-uhm]
noun
1250-1300; Middle English
"How Much Discretion does Obama Have Over Sequester Cuts?" - http://themonkeycage.org/2013/02/21/how-much-discretion-does-obama-have-over-sequester-cuts/
4.Facetious
funny
[fun-see-shuhs]
adjective
1585-95; Latin
"Twitter joke trial: bomb threat 'obviously facetious'" - http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/sep/24/twitter-joke-trial-obviously-facetious
5.Gregarious
outgoing
[gri-gair-ee-uhs]
adjective
1660-70; Latin
"Party people: Gregarious types may have more oxytocin receptors" - http://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2009/aug/13/oxytocin-pair-bonding-social
6.Optimum
ideal
[op-tuh-muhm]
adjective
1875-80; Latin
"An Exploration in the Theory of Optimum Income Taxation." - http://www.econ.yale.edu/~dirkb/teach/pdf/mirrlees/1971%20optimal%20taxation.pdf
7.Ostentatious
showy
[os-ten-tey-shuhs, -tuhn-]
adjective
1650-60; Middle English
"Miley Cyrus's Ostentatious, Jewel-Encrusted 2013 VMAs Look: Hot or Not?" - http://www.wetpaint.com/network/articles/2013-08-25-miley-cyrus-jewel-encrusted-outfit
8.Scrupulous
ethical
[skroo-pyuh-luhs]
adjective
1400-50; late Middle English
"His 'scrupulous meanness': style, text and context in James Joyce's Dubliners" - http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=3704
9.Sensory
of the senses
[sen-suh-ree]
adjective
1620-30; Latin
"Bacteria activate sensory neurons that modulate pain and inflammation" - http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature12479.html
10.Vicarious
indirect
[vahy-kair-ee-uhs, vi-]
adjective
1630-40; Latin
"Knowledge Gained Through Vicarious Experience." - http://www.jsu.edu/dept/psychology/sebac/fac-sch/rm/Ch3-6.html