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English
9th Grade
10/08/2009

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Term
Adroit
Definition

Skillful, expert use in the hand or mind

Synonyms: Clever deft dexterous 

Antonyms: clumsy inept, all thumbs

Term

Amicable

 

Definition

 

 Peaceful friendly

Synonyms: congenial neighborly cordial

Antonyms:hostile antagonistic 

 

Term
Averse
Definition

Synonyms: disinclined, loath

Antonyms:favorably disposed, eager, keen

 

Term
Belligerant
Definition

Given to fighting, warlike; combative, agressive;

One at war; engaged in war

 

Synonyms: assertive, truculent, pugnacious,

Antonyms: Peaceful ,conciliatory, placid

 

Term
Benevolent
Definition

kindly, charitable

Synonyms:benign, well meaning

Antonyms: malicious, spiteful, malevolent 

Term
Cursory
Definition

Hasty, not thorough

Synonyms: quick, superficial, perfunctory

Antonyms: thorough, painstaking, careful 

Term
Duplicity
Definition

Treachery, deceitfulness 

Synonyms: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery

Antonyms: None

Term
Extol
Definition

to praise extravegantly

 

Synonyms: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail

Antonyms: criticize, belittle, disparage

 

Term
Feasible
Definition

able; possible to be done

Synonyms: Workable, practicable, viable

Antonyms: Unworkable, impractical

Term
Grimace
Definition

a wry face, facial distortion

Synonyms: Pained expression, Facial Contortion

Antonyms: Smile, grin, (v) beam


Term
impervious
Definition

Not effected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

Synonyms: Impenetrable, resistant, proof against

Antonyms: porous, penetrable, vulnerable

Term
Holocaust
Definition

A lrage scale of distruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

 

Synonyms: Conflagration, devastation, annihilation, 

Antonyms:deluge, inundation 

 

Term
Impetus
Definition

A moving force, impulse, stimulous

 

Synonyms: Impulse, incentive, spur

Antonyms: Curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint 

 

Term
jeopardy
Definition

Danger

Synonyms: risk hazard peril

Antonyms: safety, security

 

Term
Meticulous
Definition

Extremely careful; particular about details

Synonyms: Fastidious, painstaking, fussy

Antonyms: careless negligent, sloppy

Term
Nostalgia
Definition

A longing for something in the past; homesickness

Synonyms:none

Antonyms: none

Term
Quintessence 
Definition

The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

Synonyms:paragon, exemplar 

Antonyms: none

Term
Retrogress
Definition

To move backward; to return to an earlier condition

Synonyms: revert, degenerate, decline

Antonyms: advance, evolve, progress

Term
scrutinize
Definition

to examine closely

Synonyms:inspect, pore over

Antonyms: Skim, scan, glance at

Term
TEPID
Definition

lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by and absence of interest

Synonyms: insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy

Antonyms: heated, excited, entusiastic

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