Unit 2 Flashcards
Adroit def.
skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
Adroit stress
adroit’
Adroit syn.
clever, deft, dexterous, slick
Adroit ant.
clumsy, inept, all thumbs
Adroit p/s
adj.
Amicable p/s
adj.
Amicable def.
peaceable, friendly
Amicable stress
am’icable
Amicable syn.
congenial, neighborly, cordial
Amicable ant.
hostile, antagonistic
Averse def.
having a deep-seated distance; opposed, unwilling
Averse stress
averse’
Averse syn.
disinclined, loath
Averse ant.
favorably disposed, eager, keen
Averse p/s
adj.
Belligerent p/s
adj. and noun
Belligerent syn.
adj. assertive, truculent, pugnacious
Belligerent ant.
adj. peaceful, conciliatory, placid
Belligerent def.
adj. given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; n. one at war, one engaged in war
Belligerent stress
bellig’erent
benevolent stress
benev’olent
benevolent syn.
benign, well-meaning
benevolent ant,
malicious, spiteful, malevolent
benevolent def.
kindly, charitable
benevolent p/s
adj.
cursory def.
hasty, not thorough
cursory p/s
adj.
cursory stress
cur’sory
cursory syn.
quick, superficial, perfunctory
cursory ant.
thorough, painstaking, careful
duplicity def.
treachery, deceitfulness
duplicity p/s
noun
duplicity stress
duplic’ity
duplicity syn.
fraud, double-dealing, chicanery
extol def.
to praise extravagantly
extol p/s
verb
extol stress
extol’
extol syn.
glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
extol ant.
criticize, belittle, disparage
feasible def.
possible, able to be done
feasible stress
fea’sible
feasible p/s
adj.
feasible syn.
workable, practicable, viable
feasible ant.
unworkable, impractical
grimace def.
n. a wry face, facial distortion v. to make a wry face
grimace p/s
noun and verb
grimace stress
grim’ace
grimace syn.
n. pained expression, facial annihilation
grimace ant.
n. smile, grin; v. beam
holocaust def.
a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter
holocaust p/s
noun
holocaust stress
hol’ocaust
holocaust syn.
conflagration, devastation, annihilation
holocaust ant.
deluge, inundation
impervious def.
not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
impervious p/s
adj.
impervious stress
imper’vious
impervious syn.
impenetrable, resistant, proof against
impervious ant.
porous, permeable, vulnerable
impetus def.
a moving force, impulsive, stimulus
impetus stress
im’petus
impetus p/s
noun
impetus syn.
impulsive, incentive, spur
impetus ant.
curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint
jeopardy def.
danger
jeopardy p/s
noun
jeopardy stress
jeop’ardy
jeopardy syn.
risk, hazard, peril
jeopardy ant.
safety, security
meticulous def
extremely careful; particular about details
meticulous p/s
adj.
meticulous stress
metic’ulous
meticulous syn.
fastidious, painstaking, fussy
meticulous ant.
careless, negligent, sloppy
nostalgia def.
a longing for something in the past; homesickness
nostalgia p/s
noun
nostalgia stress
nostl’gia
Quintessence def.
the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
Quintessence p/s
noun
Quintessence stress
quintess’ ence
Quintessence syn.
paragon, exemplar
retrogress def.
to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
retrogress p/s
verb
retrogress stress
retrogress’
retrogress syn.
revert, degernerate, decline
retrogress ant.
advance, evolve, progress
scrutinize def.
to examine closely
scrutinize p/s
verb
scrutinize stress
scrut’inize
scrutinize syn.
inspect, pore over
scrutinize ant.
skim, scan, glance at
tepid def.
lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
tepid p/s
adj.
tepid stress
tep’id
tepid syn.
insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy
tepid ant.
heated, excited, enthusiastic
