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Level E

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

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Level E

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  1. Level E Unit 2 Vocabulary

  2. ADROIT • Definition: (adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind • Synonyms: clever, dexterous, slick • Antonyms: clumsy, inept, all thumbs

  3. AMICABLE • Definition: (adj.) peaceable, friendly • Synonyms: congenial, neighborly, cordial • Antonyms: hostile, antagonistic

  4. AVERSE • Definition: (adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling • Synonyms: disinclined, loath • Antonyms: favorably, disposed, eager

  5. BELLIGERENT • Definition: (adj.) given to fighting, warlike; aggressive; (n.) one at war • Synonyms: assertive, truculent • Antonyms: peaceful, placid

  6. BENEVOLENT • Definition: (adj.) kindly, charitable • Synonyms: benign, well-meaning • Antonyms: malicious, spiteful, malevolent

  7. CURSORY • Definition: (adj.) hasty, not thorough • Synonyms: quick, superficial • Antonyms: thorough, careful

  8. DUPLICITY • Definition: (n.) treachery, deceitfulness • Synonyms: fraud, double-dealing

  9. EXTOL • Definition: (v.) to praise extravagantly • Synonyms: glorify, applaud • Antonyms: criticize, belittle

  10. FEASIBLE • Definition: (adj.) possible, able to be done • Synonyms: workable, viable • Antonyms: unworkable, impractical

  11. GRIMACE • Definition: (n.) a wry face (v.) to make a wry face • Synonyms: pained expression, facial contortion • Antonyms: smile, grin

  12. HOLOCAUST • Definition: (n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering • Synonyms: conflagration, devastation, annihilation • Antonyms: deluge

  13. IMPERVIOUS • Definition: (adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance • Synonyms: impenetrable, resistant • Antonyms: porous, permeable, vulnerable

  14. IMPETUS • Definition: (n.) a moving force, stimulus, Synonyms: impulse, incentive • Antonyms: curb, hindrance, constraint

  15. JEOPARDY • Definition: (n.) danger • Synonyms: risk, peril, hazard • Antonyms: safety, security

  16. METICULOUS • Definition: (adj.) extremely careful, particular about details • Synonyms: fastidious, fussy • Antonyms: careless, sloppy

  17. NOSTALGIA • Definition: (n.) a longing of something past, homesickness

  18. QUINTESSENCE • Definition: (n.) the purest essence or form of something, the most typical example • Synonyms: paragon, exemplar

  19. RETROGRESS • Definition: (v.) to move backward, to return to an earlier condition • Synonyms: revert, degenerate, decline • Antonyms: advance, progress

  20. SCRUTINIZE • Definition: (v.) to examine closely • Synonyms: inspect, pore over • Antonyms: skim, scan

  21. TEPID • Definition: (adj.) lukewarm, unenthusiastic • Synonyms: half-hearted, wishy-washy • Antonyms: excited, enthusiastic

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