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Vocabulary List 2
English II (Level E)
Term | Definition | Synonyms | Antonyms |
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Amicable | peaceable, friendly | congenial, neighborly, cordial | hostile, antagonistic |
Averse | having a deep-seated distaste opposed, unwilling | disinclined, loath | favorable, disposed, eager, keen |
Belligerent | given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive, one at war, one engaged in war | assertive, truculent, pugnacious | peaceful, conciliatory, placid |
Benevolent | kindly, charitable | benign, well-meaning | malicious, spiteful |
Cursory | hasty, not thorough | quick, superficial, perfunctory | thorough, painstaking, careful |
Duplicity | treachery, deceitfulness | double-dealing | |
Extol | to praise extravagantly | glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail | criticize, belittle, disparage |
Feasible | possible, able to be done | workable, viable | unworkable, impractical |
Grimace | Wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face | pained expression, facial contorion | grin; beam |
Holocaust | a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering | conflagration, devastation, annihilation | deluge |
Impervious | not affected or hut by; admitting of no passage or entrance | impenetrable, resistant, proof against | porous, permeable, vulnerable |
Impetus | a moving force, impulse, stimulus | impulse, spur | curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint |
Jeopardy | danger | risk, hazard, peril | safety, security |
Meticulous | extremely careful; particular about details | fastidious, fussy | careless, negligent, sloppy |
Nostalgia | a longing for something past; homesickness | ||
Quintessence | the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example | paragon, exemplar | |
Retrogress | to move backward; to return to an earlier condition | revert, degenerate, decline | advance, evolve, progress |
Scrutinize | to examine closely | inspect, pore over | scan, glance at |
Tepid | lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest | insipid, halfhearted | heated, enthusiastic |
Adroit | skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind | clever, deft, slick, dexterous | clumsy, inept, all thumbs |