English Vocabulary Unit 2

English vocab Unit 2

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Adroit
Adj) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
syn: clever, deft, dexterous, slick
ant: clumsy, inept, all thumbs
Amicable
(adj) peaceable, friendly
syn: congenial, neighborly, cordial
ant: hostile, antagonistic
Averse
(adj) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
syn: disinclined, loath
ant: favorably disposed, eager, keen
Belligerent
(adj) given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive; (n) one at war, one engaged in war
syn: (adj) assertive, truculent, pugnacious
ant: (adj) peaceful, conciliatory, placid
Benevolent
(adj) kindly, charitable
syn: benign, well-meaning
ant: malicious, spiteful, malevolent
Cursory
(adj) hasty, not thorough
syn: quick, superficial, perfunctory
ant: thorough, painstaking, careful
Duplicity
(n) treachery, deceitfulness
syn: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery
Extol
(v) to praise extravagantly
syn: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
ant: criticize, belittle, disparage
Feasible
(adj) possible, able to be done
syn: workable, practicable, viable
ant: unworkable, impractical
Grimace
(n) a wry face, facial distortion; (v) to make a wry face
syn: (n) pained expression, facial contortion
ant: (n) smile, grin; (v) beam
Holocaust
(n) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; aburnt offering
syn: conflagration, devastation, annihilation
ant: deluge, inundation
Impervious
(adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
syn: impenetrable, resistant, proof against
ant: porous, permeable, vulnerable
Impetus
(n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus
syn: impulse, incentive, spur
ant: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint
Jeopardy
(n) danger
syn: risk, hazard,peril
ant: safety, security
Meticulous
(adj) extremely careful; particular about details
syn: fastidious, painstaking, fussy
ant: careless, negligent, sloppy