vocab. 9 - lesson 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adroit | (adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind S: clever, deft, dexterous, slick A: clumsy, inept, all thumbs |
| amicable | (adj.) peaceable, friendly S: congenial, neighborly, cordial A: hostile, antagonistic |
| averse | (adj.) having a deep-seated distaste;opposed, unwilling S: disinclined, loath A: favorably disposed, eager, keen |
| belligerent | (adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive;(n.)one at war, one engaged in war S:(adj.) assertive, truculent, pugnacious A: (adj.) peaceful, conciliatory, placid |
| benevolent | (adj.) kindly, charitable S: benign, well-meaning A: malicious, spiteful, malevolent |
| cursory | (adj.) hasty, not thorough S:quick, superficial, perfunctory A: thorough, painstaking, careful |
| duplicity | (n.) treachery, deceitfulness S: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery |
| extol | (v.) to praise extravagantly S: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail A: criticize, belittle, disparage |
| feasible | (adj.) possible, able to be done S: workable, practicable, viable A: unworkable, impractical |
| grimace | (n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face S: (n.) pained expression, facial contortion A:(n.) smile, grin; (v.) beam |
| holocaust | (n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering S: conflagration, devastation, annihilation A: deluge, inundation |
| impervious | (adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance S:impenetrable, resistant, proof against A: porous, permeable, vulnerable |
| impetus | (n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus S: impulse, incentive, spur A: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint |
| jeopardy | (n.) danger S: risk, hazard, peril A: safety, security |
| meticulous | (adj.) extremely careful, particular about details S: fastidious, painstaking, fussy A: careless, negligent, sloppy |
| nostalgia | (n.) a longing for something past; homesickness |
| quintessence | (n.) the purest essence or form of something;the most typical example S: paragon, exemplar |
| retrogress | (v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition S: revert, degenerate, decline A: advance, evolve, progress |
| scrutinize | (v.) to examine closely S: inspect, pore over A: skim, scan, glance at |
| tepid | (adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest S: insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy A: heated, excited, enthusiastic |
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