Vocab Unit 2 Flashcards
Amicable
Adj.
Peaceable, friendly
Syn: congenial, neighborly, cordial
Ant: hostile, antagonistic
Averse
Adj.
Having a deep seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
Syn: disinclined, loath
Ant: favorably disposed, eager, keen
Belligerent
Adj.
Given to fighting warlike; combative assertive, con
N.
One at war, one engaged
Syn: assertive, truculent, pugugicous
Ant: peaceful, conciliatory, placid
Benevolent
Adj.
Kindly, charitable
Syn: benign, well-meaning
Ant: malicious, spiteful, malevolent
Adroit
Adj.
Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
Syn: clever, deft, dexterous, slick
Ant: clumsy, inept, all thumbs
Cursory
Adj.
Hasty, not thorough
Syn: quick, superficial, perfunctory
Ant: thorough, painstaking, careful
Duplicity
N.
Treachery, deceitfullness
Syn: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery
Extol
V.
to praise extravagantly
Syn: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
Ant: criticize, belittle, disparage
Feasible
Adj.
Possible, able to be done
Syn: workable, practicable, viable
Ant: unworkable, impractical
Grimace
N.
A wry face, facial expression
V.
To make a wry face
Syn: (n.) pained expression, facial contortion
Ant: (n.) smile, grin (v.) beam
Holocaust
N.
A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
Syn: conflagration, devastation, annihilation
Ant: deluge, inundation
Impervious
Adj.
Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
Syn: impenetrable, resistant, proof against
Ant: pours, permeable, vulnerable
Impetus
N.
A moving force, impulse, stimulus
Syn: impulse, incentive, spur
Ant: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint
Jeopardy
N.
Danger
Syn: risk,hazard, peril
Ant: safety, security
Meticulous
Adj.
Extremely careful; particular about details
Syn: fastidious, painstaking, fussy
Ant: careless, negligent, sloppy
