vocabulary unit 2 (def, syn, ant, part of speech)

belligrent

(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war Syn: assertive, truculent, pugnacious Ant: peaceful, conciliatory, placid

cursory

(adj.) hasty, not thorough Syn.: quick, superficial, perfunctory Ant.: thorough, painstaking, careful

averse

(adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling Syn.: disinclined, loath Ant.: favorably disposed, eager, keen

amicable

(adj.) peaceable, friendly Syn.: congenial, neighborly, cordial Ant.: hostile, antagonistic

adriot

(adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind Syn.: clever, deft, dexterous, slick Ant.: clumsy, inept, all thumbs

impetus

(n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus Synonyms: impulse, incentive, spur Antonyms: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint

grimace

(n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face SYNONYMS: (n.) pained expression, facial contortion ANTONYMS: (n.) smile, grin; (v.) beam

duplicity

(n.) treachery, deceitfulness Synonyms: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery

jeopardy

(noun) danger Syn.: risk, hazard, peril Ant.: safety, security

holocaust

a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering Syn: conflagration, devastation, annihilation Ant: deluge

nostalgia

a longing for something past; homesickness

meticulous

extremely careful; particular about details Syn: fastidious, fussy Ant: careless, negligent, sloppy

benevolent

kindly, charitable Syn: benign, well-meaning Ant: malicious, spiteful

tepid

lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest Syn: insipid, halfhearted Ant: heated, enthusiastic

impervious

not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance Syn: impenetrable, resistant, proof against Ant: porous, permeable, vulnerable

feasible

possible, able to be done Syn: workable, viable Ant: unworkable, impractical

quintessence

the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example Syn: paragon, exemplar

scrutinize

to examine closely Syn: inspect, pore over Ant: scan, glance at

retrogress

to move backward; to return to an earlier condition Syn: revert, degenerate, decline Ant: advance, evolve, progress

extol

to praise extravagantly Syn: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail Ant: criticize, belittle, disparage