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