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Unit 2 Mrs. Austins

Unit 2

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