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Vocab: unit 2E

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Adroit skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind syn: clear, deft, dexterous, slick ayn: clumsy, inept, all thumbs
Amicable peaceful, friendly syn: congenial neighbourly,
Averse having a deep seated distaste;opposed, unwilling syn: disinclined, loath ayn: favorably, disposed, eager, keen
Belligerent given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war syn: assertive, truculent, pugnacious ayn: peaceful, conciliatory, placid
Benevolent kindly; charitable syn: benign, well-meaning ayn: malicious, spiteful, malevolent
Cursory hasty, not thorough syn: quick, superficial, perfunctory ayn: thorough, painstaking, careful
Duplicity treachery, deceitfulness syn: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery
Extol to praise extravagantly syn: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail ayn: criticise, belittle, desparage
Feasible Possible, able to be done syn: workable, practicable, viable ayn: unworkable, impractical
Grimace (n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face syn: pained expression, facial contortion ayn: smile, grin, beam
Impervious not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance syn: impenetrable, devastation, annihilation ayn: porous, permeable, vulnerable
Jeopardy danger syn: risk, hazard, peril ayn: safety, security
Meticulous extremely careful; particular about details syn: fastidious, painstaking, fussy ayn: careless, negligent, sloppy
Holocaust a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering syn: conflagration, devastation, annihilation ayn: deluge, inundation
Impetus a moving force, impulse, stimulus syn: impulse, incentive, spur ayn: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint
Nostalgia A longing for something past; homesickness
Quintessence the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example syn: paragon, exemplar
Retrogress to move backward; to return to an earlier condition syn: revert, degenerate, decline ayn: advance, evolve, progress
Scrutinize To examine closely syn: inspect, pore over ayn: skim, scan, glance, at
Tepid Lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest syn: insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy ayn: heated, excited, enthusiastic
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