Level E
Unit 2
Vocabulary
ADROIT
Definition: (adj.) skillful, expert in the use
of the hands or mind
Synonyms: clever, dexterous, slick
Antonyms: clumsy, inept, all thumbs
AMICABLE
Definition: (adj.) peaceable, friendly
Synonyms: congenial, neighborly, cordial
Antonyms: hostile, antagonistic
AVERSE
Definition: (adj.) having a deep-seated
distaste; opposed, unwilling
Synonyms: disinclined, loath
Antonyms: favorably, disposed, eager
BELLIGERENT
Definition: (adj.) given to fighting, warlike;
aggressive; (n.) one at war
Synonyms: assertive, truculent
Antonyms: peaceful, placid
BENEVOLENT
Definition: (adj.) kindly, charitable
Synonyms: benign, well-meaning
Antonyms: malicious, spiteful, malevolent
CURSORY
Definition: (adj.) hasty, not thorough
Synonyms: quick, superficial
Antonyms: thorough, careful
DUPLICITY
Definition: (n.) treachery, deceitfulness
Synonyms: fraud,
double-dealing
EXTOL
Definition: (v.) to praise extravagantly
Synonyms: glorify, applaud
Antonyms: criticize, belittle
FEASIBLE
Definition: (adj.) possible, able to be done
Synonyms: workable, viable
Antonyms: unworkable, impractical
GRIMACE
Definition: (n.) a wry face (v.) to make a
wry face
Synonyms: pained expression, facial
contortion
Antonyms: smile, grin
HOLOCAUST
 Definition: (n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by
fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
 Synonyms: conflagration, devastation, annihilation
 Antonyms: deluge
IMPERVIOUS
Definition: (adj.) not affected or hurt by;
admitting of no passage or entrance
Synonyms: impenetrable, resistant
Antonyms: porous, permeable, vulnerable
IMPETUS
Definition: (n.) a moving force, stimulus,
Synonyms: impulse, incentive
Antonyms: curb, hindrance, constraint
JEOPARDY
Definition: (n.) danger
Synonyms: risk, peril, hazard
Antonyms: safety, security
METICULOUS
Definition: (adj.) extremely careful,
particular about details
Synonyms: fastidious, fussy
Antonyms: careless, sloppy
NOSTALGIA
Definition: (n.) a longing of something
past, homesickness
QUINTESSENCE
Definition: (n.) the purest essence or form
of something, the most typical example
Synonyms: paragon, exemplar
RETROGRESS
Definition: (v.) to move backward, to return
to an earlier condition
Synonyms: revert,
degenerate, decline
Antonyms: advance,
progress
SCRUTINIZE
Definition: (v.) to examine closely
Synonyms: inspect, pore over
Antonyms: skim, scan
TEPID
Definition: (adj.) lukewarm, unenthusiastic
Synonyms: half-hearted, wishy-washy
Antonyms: excited,
enthusiastic