Vocabulary Unit 2
The adroit juggler threw seven balls in the air at one time.
adroit- adjective skillful; expert with use of hands or mind synonym-clever
People should be amicable when settling arguments.
amicable-adjective friendly; peaceable synonym-congenial
I am highly averse to eating caviar because I don’t like its consistency.
averse-adjective having a strong dislike; opposed to synonym-unenthusiastic about
The Jet’s football coach has a belligerent attitude.
belligerent-adjective tending to fight;aggressive; synonym-pugnacious synoy
The kind man gives benevolent charity gifts every year.
benevolent-adjective kindly; charitable synonym- well meaning
I admit, my studying was only cursory so I wasn’t surprised by my failing grade.
cursory-adjective not thorough; hasty synonym-quick; superficial
The criminal’s duplicity was astounding; he even lied to his own grandmother!
duplicity-noun deceitfulness in speech or conduct synonym- fraud; double dealing
I must extol the man’s bravery and courage.
extol-verb to praise highly synonym-glorify; applause
At least give a feasible answer to my question!
feasible-adjective possible; able to be done synonym-workable; practicable
The hurt soccer player grimaced but continued to play.
grimace-verb to make a facial distortion synonym-to make a pained expression
Some people worry that a nuclear holocaust might destroy our civilization.
holocaust- noun large scale destruction, especially by fire synonym-devastation
A good roof should be impervious to rain.
impervious-adjective not affected or hurt by synonym-impenetrable
Three years ago, there was a strong impetus to change the Keefe mascot from the Unicorn to the Bronco.
impetus-noun a moving force; stimulus synonym-impulse, incentive
Driving a car with poor brakes can put your life in jeopardy.
jeopardy-noun danger synonym=risk
A truly clean house requires a meticulous caretaker.
meticulous-adjective extremely careful; particular about details synonym-fussy
My Nonny always had a sense of nostalgia for her old wedding song. Not my grandparents, but very cute.
nostalgia-noun a longing for something past synonym-homesickness
Quintessential (adj) Arroz con gandules is a quintessential Puerto Rican dish.
quintessential-adjective most typical synonym- classic, ideal
Don’t retrogress into your poor study habits again!
retrogress-verb to move back to an earlier condition synonym-revert
After scrutinizing the play, the umpires called it a home run.
scrutinize-verb to examine closely synonym-inspect
The coffee I ordered was only tepid when it arrived, so I asked the server to warm it up.
tepid-adjective lukewarm; not showing a lot of interest synonym-half-hearted; wishy washy