English II Honors Vocab Unit II (2)

a droit

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

am i ca ble

(adj) peaceable, friendly synonyms: congenial, neighborly, cordial antonyms: hostile, antagonistic

a verse

(adj) having a deep-seated distaste: opposed, unwilling synonyms: disinclined, loath antonyms: favorably disposed, eager, keen

be llig e rent

(adj) given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive (n) one at war, one engaged in war synonyms: assertive, truculent, pugnacious antonyms: peaceful, conciliatory, placid

benevolent

(adj) kindly, charitable synonyms: benign, well-meaning antonyms: malicious, spiteful, malevolent

cursory

(adj) hasty, not thorough synonyms: quick, superficial, perfunctory antonyms: throrough, painstaking, careful

duplicity

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

extol

(v) to praise extravagantly synonyms: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail antonyms: criticize, belittle, disparage

feasible

(adj) possible, able to be done synonyms: workable, practicable, viable antonyms: unworkable, impractical

grimace

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

holocaust

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

impervious

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

impetus

(n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus synonyms: impulse, incentive, spur antonyms: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint

jeopardy

(n) danger synonyms: risk, hazard, peril antonyms: safety, security

meticulous

(adj) extremely careful, particular about details synonyms: fastidious, painstaking, fussy antonyms: careless, negligent, sloppy

nostalgia

(n) a longing for something past; homesickness

quintessence

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

retrogress

(v) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition synonyms: revert, degenerate, decline antonyms: skim, scan, glance at

scrutinize

(v) to examine closely synonyms: inspect, pore over antonyms: skim, glance at, scan

tepid

(adj) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest synonyms: insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy antonyms: heated, excited, enthusiastic