Level E Unit 2

adroit

(adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

Synonyms: clever, deft. slick, dexterous

amicable

(adj.) peaceable, friendly

Synonyms: congenial, neighborly, cordial

Antonyms: hostile, antagonistic

averse

(adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

Synonyms: disinclined, loath

belligerent

(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war

Synonyms: (adj.) assertive, truculent, pugnacious

Antonyms: (adj.) peaceful, conciliatory, placid

benevolent

(adj.) kindly, charitable

Synonyms: benign, well-meaning

Antonyms: malicious, spiteful

cursory

(adj.) hasty, not thorough

Synonyms: quick, superficial, perfunctory

Antonyms: thorough, painstaking, careful

duplicity

(n.) treachery, deceitfulness

Synonyms: double-dealing, chicanery

extol

(v.) to praise extravagantly

Synonyms: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail

Antonyms: criticize, belittle, disparage

feasible

(adj.) possible, able to be done

Synonyms: workable, viable

Antonyms: unworkable, impractical

grimace

(n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face

Synonyms: (n.) pained expression, facial contraction

Antonyms: (n.) grin; (v.) beam

holocaust

(n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

Synonyms: conflagration, devastation, annihilation

Antonyms: deluge

impervious

(adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

Synonyms: impenetrable, resistant, proof against

Antonyms: porous, permeable, vulnerable

impetus

(n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus

Synonyms: impulse, spur

Antonyms: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint

jeopardy

(n.) danger

Synonyms: risk, hazard, peril

Antonyms: safety, security

meticulous

(adj.) extremely careful; particular about details

Synonyms: fastidious, fussy

Antonyms: careless, negligent, sloppy

nostalgia

(n.) a longing for something past; homesickness

quintessence

(n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

Synonyms: paragon, exemplar

retrogress

(v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

Synonyms: revert, degenerate, decline

Antonyms: advance, evolve, progress

scrutinize

(v.) to examine closely

Synonyms: inspect, pore over

Antonyms: scan, glance at

tepid

(adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

Synonyms: insipid, halfhearted

Antonyms: heated, enthusiastic