Vocab Unit 2 Synonyms

Question 1

a conflagration; devastation; annihilation

Answer 1

holocaust

Question 2

quick, superficial, perfunctory, careless

Answer 2

cursory

Question 3

fraud, double-dealing, deception, deceit

Answer 3

duplicity

Question 4

careful, fastidious, painstaking, fussy

Answer 4

meticulous

Question 5

to revert; to degenerate, decline

Answer 5

retrogress

Question 6

risk, hazard, peril

Answer 6

jeopardy

Question 7

workable, practical, viable, realistic

Answer 7

feasible

Question 8

aggressive, combative, pugnacious

Answer 8

belligerent

Question 9

a long for things past; homesickness

Answer 9

nostalgia

Question 10

to glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail

Answer 10

extol

Question 11

impenetrable; resistant, proof against

Answer 11

impervious

Question 12

clever, deft, dexterous, slick

Answer 12

adroit

Question 13

an impulse, incentive, stimulus, spur

Answer 13

impetus

Question 14

to inspect, examine, pore over

Answer 14

scrutinize

Question 15

disinclined, opposed, loath

Answer 15

averse

Question 16

kindly, benign, well-meaning

Answer 16

benevolent

Question 17

congenial, neighborly, cordial

Answer 17

amicable

Question 18

the purest essence; a paragon, exemplar

Answer 18

quintessence

Question 19

a pained expression, facial contortion

Answer 19

grimace

Question 20

lukewarm; insipid; halfhearted, wishy-washy

Answer 20

tepid