level E unit 2 Flashcards
adroit
skillful, expert in use of hands or mind
syn: clever, deft, dexterous, slick
ant: clumsy, inept
amicable
peaceful, or friend
syn: congenial, cordial, neighborly
ant: hostile, antagonistic
averse
having strong distaste, opposed
syn: disinclined, loath
ant: eager, keen
belligerent
given to fighting, aggressive, one at war
syn: assertive, truculent, pugnacious
ant: peaceful, conciliatory,placid
benevolent
kindly, charitable
syn: benign, well-meaning
ant: malicious, malevolent
cursory
hasty, not thorough
syn: quick, superficial, perfunctory
ant: thorough, painstaking
duplicity
treachery, deceitfulness
syn: fraud, chicanery, double dealing
extol
praise extravagancy
syn: applaud, glorify, acclaim, hail
ant: criticize, belittle, disparage
feasible
possible; able to be done
syn: workable, practicable, viable
ant: unworkable, impractical
grimace
a wry face, facial distortion
syn: pained expression, facial contortion
ant: smile, grin, beam
holocaust
a large scal destruction, especially by fire
syn: conflagration, annihilation, devastation
ant: deluge, inundation
impervious
not affected or hurt
syn: impenetrable, resistant
ant: porous, permeable, vulnerable
impetus
a moving force, impulse, stimulus
syn: impulse, incentive, spur
ant: curb, hindrance, constraint, impediment
jeopardy
danger
syn: risk,hazard, peril
ant: safety, security
meticulous
extremely careful, particular about details
syn: fastidious, painstaking
ant: negligent, careless
