Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level E unit 2

Tepid

(adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest SYNONYMS: insipid, half-hearted, wishy-washy ANTONYMS: heated, excited, enthusiastic

Impervious

(adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance SYNONYMS: impenetrable, resistant, proof against ANTONYMS: porous, permeable, vulnerable

Amicable

(adj.) peaceable, friendly SYNONYMS: congenial, neighborly, cordial ANTONYMS: hostile, antagonistic

Feasible

(adj.) possible, able to be done SYNONYMS: workable, practicable, viable ANTONYMS: unworkable, impractical

Adroit

(adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind SYNONYMS: clever, deft, dextrous, slick ANTONYMS: clumsy, inept, all thumbs

Holocaust

(n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering SYNONYMS: conflagration, devastation, annihilation ANTONYMS: deluge, inundation

Nostalgia

(n.) a longing for something past; homesickness --

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

Jeopardy

(n.) danger SYNONYMS: risk, hazard, peril ANTONYMS: safety, security

Quintessence

(n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example SYNONYMS: paragon, exemplar

Duplicity

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

Scrutinize

(v.) to examine closely SYNONYMS: inspect, pore over ANTONYMS: skim, scan, glance at

Retrogress

(v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition SYNONYMS: revert, degenerate, decline ANTONYMS: advance, evolve, progress

Extol

(v.) to praise extravagantly SYNONYMS: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail ANTONYMS: criticize, belittle, disparage

Meticulous

(adj.) extremely careful; particular about details SYNONYMS: fastidious, painstaking, fussy ANTONYMS: careless, negligent, sloppy

Belligerent

(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war

Cursory

(adj.) hasty, not thorough SYNONYMS: quick, superficial, perfunctory ANTONYMS: thorough, painstaking, careful

Averse

(adj.) having deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling SYNONYMS: disinclined, loathe ANTONYMS: favorably disposed, eager, keen

Benevolent

(adj.) kindly, charitable SYNONYMS: benign, well-meaning ANTONYMS: malicious, spiteful, malevolent