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Level E Unit 2

Terms in this set (21)

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