Level E Unit 2 vocabulary

adroit

(adj) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind (syn) clever, deft, dexterous, slick (ant) clumsy, inept, all thumbs

amicable

(adj) peaceable, friendly (syn) congenial, neighborly, cordial (ant) hostile, antagonistic

averse

(adj) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling (syn) disinclined, loath (ant) favorably, disposed, eager, keen

belligerent

(adj) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n) one at war, one engaged in war (syn) (adj) assertive, truculent, pugnacious (ant) (adj) peaceful conciliatory, placid

benevolent

(adj) kindly, charitable (syn) benign, well-meaning (ant) malicious, spiteful, malevolent

cursory

(adj) hasty, not thorough (syn) quick, superficial, perfunctory (ant) thorough, painstaking, careful

duplicity

(n) treachery, deceitfulness (syn) fraud, double-dealing, chicanery

extol

(v) to praise extravagantly (syn) glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail (ant) criticize, belittle, disparage

feasible

(adj) possible, able to be done (syn) workable, practicable, viable (ant) unworkable, impractical

grimace

(n) a wry face, facial distortion; (v) to make a wry face (syn) (n) pained expression, facial contortion (ant) (n) smile, grin (v) beam

holocaust

(n) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering (syn) conflagration, devastation, annihilation (ant) deluge, inundation

impervious

(adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance (syn) impenetrable, resistant, proof against (ant) porous, permeable, vulnerable

impetus

(n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus (syn) impulse, incentive, spur (ant) curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint

jeopardy

(n) danger (syn) risk, hazard, peril (ant) safety, security

meticulous

(adj) extremely careful; particular about details (syn) fastidious, painstaking, fussy (ant) careless, negligent, sloppy

nostalgia

(n) a longing for something past, homesickness

quintessence

(n) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example (syn) paragon, exemplar

retrogress

(v) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition (syn) revert, degenerate, decline (ant) advance, evolve, progress

scrutinize

(v) to examine closely (syn) inspect, pore over (ant) skim, scan, glance at

tepid

(adj) lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest (syn) insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy (ant) heated, excited, enthusiastic