Unit 2 Vocabulary
meticulous
ADJ; extremely careful; particular about details; SYN - painstaking; ANT - careless
belligerent
ADJ; given to fighting, warlike; combative, agressive N; one at war, one engaged in war SYN-assertive ANT - peaceful
cursory
ADJ; hasty, not thorough; SYN - quick; ANT - thorough
averse
ADJ; having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling. SYN-disclined, loath, ANT - eager, keen
benevolent
ADJ; kindly, charitable; SYN-well-meaning; ANT; malicious
tepid
ADJ; lukewarm; unenthusiastic; SYN - halfhearted; ANT - heated
impervious
ADJ; not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance; SYN - impenetrable; ANT - permeable
amicable
ADJ; peaceable and friendly; SYN - congenial; ANT - hostile
feasible
ADJ; possible, able to be done; SYN-workable; ANT -unworkable
adroit
ADJ; skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind; SYN - clever ANT - clumsy
holocaust
N; a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering; SYN-devastation; ANT - deluge
impetus
N; a moving force, impulse, stimulus;SYN-impulse; ANT - hindrance
grimace
N; a wry face, facial distortion; SYN-pained expression; ANT; smile or grin
jeopardy
N; danger; SYN - risk; ANT - safety
nostalgia
N; longing for something past; homesickness; SYN-none; ANT - none
quintessence
N; the purest essence of form of something; the most typical example; SYN-paragon ANT-none
duplicity
N; treachery, deceitfulness; SYN - fraud; ANT - none
scruntinize
V; to examine closely; SYN - inspect ANT - skim
retrogress
V; to move backward; to return to an earlier condition; SYN - revert; ANT- skim
extol
V; to praise extravagantly; SYN-glorify; ANT - criticize