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Sophomore Unit 2 Definition,Sentence,Synonym

TermDefinitionSentence Synonm
Adroit Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers A lion tamer must be very ADROIT at their job because the unskilled ones don't last particularly long. skillful; practiced; dexterous; adept
Amicable Characterized by friendliness and good will She was such a(n) AMICABLE person, it surprised us all when she spat on the new student. friendly; cordial; agreeable; polite
Averse Opposed to I used to be AVERSE to meat, but now that I've tried hamburgers that's all I eat. uneager; unenthusiastic; disinclined; indisposed
Belligerent One that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war, Inclined or eager to fight, hostile or aggressive He became quite BELLIGERENT when I asked him to leave so I was forced to use my Taser. aggressive; argumentative; quarrelsome; confrontational
Benevolent Loving others and actively desirous of their well-being We were surprised that the bully was a(n) BENEVOLENT person who volunteered to read to the blind every week. I guess you can't judge a book by its cover. kind; caring; compassionate; munificent
Cursory Hastily or superficially performed The man interviewing me only gave a(n) CURSORY glance at the college degree I bought online, and I paid so much! hasty; brief; hurried; superficial
Duplicity Double-dealing Despite her talent for hiding her DUPLICITY, I could see that she was about to sell me out to the cops. deceit; deception; treachery; betrayal
Extol To prasie I would like to EXTOL all the diligent students studying on this site. You go, smart kids! praise; worship; admire; exalt
Feasible That may be done, performed or effected It's quite FEASIBLE that if I keep eating chocolate at this rate, I'll be an Oompa-Loompa soon! possible; practical; reasonable; viable
Grimace A distortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust; To make a sharp distortion of the face My teacher saw me GRIMACE when she announced that we were having a pop quiz, so she told me not to frown. scowl; contort; frown; make a face
Holocaust Great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire My failure to put out my cigarette caused a large HOLOCAUST in Sim City this year. carnage; massacre; slaughter; fire
Impervious impenetrable; also not capable of being affected The IMPERVIOUS Superman stood strong as the train came barrelling towards him and the doomed city. impermeable; solid; inflexible; unyielding
Impetus Any impulse or incentive The IMPETUS for moving to Gotham City is that there are so many superheroes that live and visit there! motivation; stimulus; drive; incentive
jeopardy Risk of loss or injury; peril or danger The fluffy poodle was in JEOPARDY of being eaten by the large Rottweiler until Foo-Foo started growling and chased the Rottweiler away. danger; peril; trouble; risk
Meticulous Extremely or excessively careful about details The ballerina was METICULOUS in her performance because she had practiced the moves thousands of times. careful; detailed; precise; punctilious
Nostalgia A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past The former football player watched every game so he could feel the NOSTALGIA of his high school days. homesickness; longing; reminiscence; wistfulness
Quintessence The purest or most typical instance A valedictorian is the QUINTESSENCE of an excellent student. embodiment; epitome; personification; archetype
Retrogress To return to an earlier, inferior, or less complex condition; to go backward The stage hypnotist directed him to RETROGRESS into a thumb-sucking child, making the audience giggle. decay; return; deteriorate; lessen
Scrutinize To examine or observe with great care; inspect critically I had to SCRUTINIZE the car to make sure I wasn't being sold a lemon inspect; examine; study; analyze
Tepid Lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted The TEPID response to his post made him think nobody cared about his Hats-For-Cats blog anymore. indifferent; unenthusiastic; apathetic; halfhearted
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