ENGLISH 2 VOCABULARY

Meticulous

Extremely, Careful: Particular about details. Synonyms : Fastidious, painstaking, fussy Antonyms : Careless, negligent, Sloppy

Tepid

Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest. Synonyms : Insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy Antonyms : heated, excited, enthusiastic

Quintessence

The purest essence or form of something ; the most typical example. Synonyms : paragon, exemplar

Holocaust

A large scale destruction, especially by fire vast slaughter a burnt offering. Synonyms : conflagration, devastation, annihilation Antonyms : deluge, inundation

Nostalgia

A longing for something past; homesickness

Impetus

A moving force, impulse, stimulus. Synonyms : impulse, incentive, spur Antonyms : Curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint

Jeopardy

Danger. Synonyms : Risk, hazard, peril Antonyms : Safety, security

Impervious

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

Scrutinize

To examine closely. Synonyms : inspect, pore over. Antonyms : Skim, scan, glance at

Retrogress

To move backward; to return to an earlier condition. Synonyms : revert, degenerate, decline Antonyms : advance, evolve, progress