Vocab Unit 2 Word Scramble
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word | definition | synonyms | antonyms |
adroit | (adj) skillful in the use of hands or mind | clever, deft, dexterous, slick | clumsy, inept |
amicable | (adj) peaceable, friendly | congenial, neighborly, cordial | hostile, antagonistic |
averse | (adj) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling | dislinclined, loath | eager, keen |
belligerent | (adj) given to fighting, aggressive; (n) one engaged in war | assertive, truculent, pugnacious | peaceful, conciliatory, placid |
benevolent | (adj) kindly, charitable | benign | malicious, spiteful, malevolent |
cursory | (adj) hasty, not thorough | quick, superficial, perfunctory | painstaking, careful |
duplicity | (n) treachery, deceitfulness | fraud, chicanery | n/a |
extol | (v) to praise extravagantly | glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail | criticize, belittle, disparage |
feasible | (adj) possible to be done | workable, practicable, viable | impractical |
grimace | (n) a wry face; (v) to make such a face | pained expression, facial contortion | smile, grin, beam |
holocaust | (n) a large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering | conflagration, devastation, annihilation | deluge, inundation |
impervious | (adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting no passage or entrance | impenetrable, resistant | porous, permeable, vulnerable |
impetus | (n) a moving force, stimulus | impulse, incentive, spur | curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint |
jeopardy | (n) danger | risk, hazard, peril | safety, security |
meticulous | (adj) extremely careful; particular about details | fastidious, painstaking, fussy | careless, negligent, sloppy |
nostalgia | (n) a longing for something past | homesickness | n/a |
quintessence | (n) the purest form of something; the most typical example | paragon, exemplar | n/a |
retrogress | (v) to move backward, to return to an earlier condition | revert, degenerate, decline | advance, evolve, progress |
scrutinize | (v) to examine closely | inspect, pore over | skim, scan, glance at |
tepid | (adj) lukewarm; unenthusiastic | insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy | heated, excited |
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