Unit 2 Flashcards
(adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
Synonyms: clever, deft, slick, dexterous
Antonyms: clumsy, inept, all thumbs
adroit
(adj.) peaceable, friendly
Synonyms: congenial, neighborly, cordial
Antonyms: hostile, antagonistic
amicable
(adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
Synonyms: disinclined, loath
Antonyms: favorably disposed, eager, keen
averse
(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war
Synonyms: assertive, truculent, pugnacious
Antynoms: peaceful, conciliatory, placid
belligerent
(adj.) kindly, charitable
Synonyms: benign, well-meaning
Antonyms: malicious, spiteful, malevolent
benevolent
(adj.) hasty, not thorough
Synonyms: quick, superficial, perfunctory
Antonyms: thorough, painstaking, careful
cursory
(n.) treachery, deceitfulness
Synonyms: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery
duplicity
(v.) to praise extravagantly
Synonyms: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
Antonyms: criticize, belittle, disparage
extol
(adj.) possible, able to be done
Synonyms: workable, practicable, viable
Antonyms: unworkable, impractical
feasible
(n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face
Synonyms: pained expression, facial contortion
Antonyms: grin, beam
grimace
(n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
Synonyms: conflagration, devastation, annihilation
Antonym: deluge
holocaust
(adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
Synonyms: impenetrable, resistant, proof against
Antonyms: porous, permeable, vulnerable
impervious
(n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus
Synonyms: impulse, incentive, spur
Antonyms: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint
impetus
(n.) danger
Synonyms: risk, hazard, peril
Antonyms: safety, security
jeopardy
(adj.) extremely careful; particular about details
Synonyms: fastidious, painstaking, fussy
Antonyms: careless, negligent, sloppy
meticulous
