2nd Set Flashcards
Amicable
Peaceable, friendly
Syn: congenial, neighborly, cordial
Ant: hostile, antagonistic
Adroit
Skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind.
Syn: clever, deft, dexterous, slick
Ant: clumsy, inept, all thumbs
Averse
Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
Syn: disinclined, loath
Ant: favourably disposed, eager, keen
Belligerent
Given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive. One at war, one engaged in war.
Syn: assertive, truculent, pugnacious
Ant: peaceful, conciliatory, placid
Benevolent
Kindly, charitable
Syn: benign, well-meaning
Ant: malicious, spiteful, malevolent
Cursory
Hasty, not thorough
Syn: quick, superficial, perfunctory
Ant: thorough, painstaking, careful
Duplicity
Treacherous, decitefullness
Syn: fraud, double-dealing,chicanery
Extol
To praise extravegently
Syn: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
Ant: critisize, belittle, disparage
Feasible
Possible, able to be done
Syn: workable, practible, viable
Ant: unworkable, impractical
Grimace
A wry face, facial disortion. To make a wry face.
Syn: pained expression, facial contortion
Ant: smile, grin, beam
Holocaust
A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
Syn:conflagration, devastation, annihilation
Ant: deluge, inundation
Impervious
Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
Syn: impenetrable, resistant, proof against
Ant: porous, permeable, vulnerable
Impetus
A moving force, impulse, stimulus
Syn: impulse, incentive, spur
Ant: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint
Jeopardy
Danger
Syn: risk, hazard, peril
Ant: safety, security
Meticulous
Extremely careful, particular about details
Syn: fastidious, painstaking, fussy
Ant: careless, negligent, sloppy
