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Stack #46894
10th Grade - set 2
word | synonym | antonym |
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adroit | A. clever, deft, dexterous, slick | clumsy, inept, all thumbs |
amicable | A. congenial, neighborly, cordial, friendly, peaceable | hostile, antagonistic |
averse | A. disinclined, loath, opposed, unwilling | favorably disposed, eager, keen |
belligerent | A. assertive, truculent, pugnacious, warlike, aggressive | peaceful, conciliatory, placid |
benevolent | A. kindly, charitable, benign, well-meaning | malicious, spiteful, malevolent |
cursory | A. hasty, quick, superficial, perfunctory | thorough, painstaking, careful |
duplicity | N. treachery, deceitfulness, fraud, double-dealing, chicanery | (blank) |
extol | V. to praise extravagantly, glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail | criticize, belittle, disparage |
feasible | A. possible, workable, practicable, viable | unworkable, impractical |
grimace | N. a wry face, facial distortion, pained expression V. to make a wry face | N. smile, grin V. beam |
holocaust | N. a large-scale destruction, vast slaughter, burnt offering, congflagration, devastation, annihilation | deluge, inundation |
impervious | A. not affected or hurt by, no entrance, impenetrable, resistant, proof against | porous, permeable, vulnerable |
impetus | N. a moving force, impulse, stimulus, incentive, spur | curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint |
jeopardy | N. danger, risk, hazard, peril | safety, security |
meticulous | A. extremely carful, particular about details, fastidious, fussy | careless, negligent, sloppy |
nostalgia | N. longing for something past, homesickness, | (blank) |
quintessence | N. purest essence or form, typical example, paragon, exemplar | (blank) |
retrogress | V. to move backward, return to earlier condition, revert, degenerate, decline | advance, evolve, progress |
scrutinize | V. to examine closely, inspect, pore over | skim, scan, glance at |
tepid | lukewarm, unenthusiastic, absent of interest, insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy | heated, excited, enthusiastic |