Unit 2 Flashcards
Adroit
skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
clever, deft, dexterous, slick
amicable
peaceable, friendly
congenial, neighborly, cordial
averse
having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
disinclined, loath
belligerent
(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war
assertive, truculent, pugnacious
benevolent
kindly, charitable
benign, well-meaning
cursory
hasty, not thorough
quick, superficial, perfunctory
extol
to praise extravagantly
glority, applaud, acclaim, hail
duplicity
treachery, deceitfulness
fraud, double dealing, chicanery
feasible
possible, able to be done
workable, practicable, viable
grimace
(n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face
pained expression, facial contortion
holocaust
a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
conflagration, devastation, annihilation
impervious
not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
impenetrable, resistant, proof against
impetus
a moving force, impulse, stimulus
impulse, incentive, spur
meticulous
extremely careful; particular about details
fastidious, painstaking, fussy
jeopardy
danger
risk, hazard, peril
nostalgia
a longing for something past; homesickness
quintessence
the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
paragon, exemplar
retrogress
to move backward; to return to an earlier condition In the novel, the survivors of a nuclear explosion
revert, degenerate, decline
scrutinize
to examine closely
inspect, pore over
tepid
unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy
