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Unit 2

Vocabulary Level E

Do you want to see my nun chuck skills?

I’m so ADROIT with

the nun chucks!

adroitDEF = (adj.) skillful, expert in the use of

hands or mindSYN = clever, deft, dexterous, slickANT = clumsy, inept, all thumbsWORD CONNECTION:“MAD-roit skills”

My ADROIT mind is always thinking of new equations…E

=…

amicable

DEF = (adj.) peaceable, friendlySYN = congenial, neighborly, cordialANT = hostile, antagonistic

Spanish CONNECTION:AMIGO = “friend” in Spanish

It was clear from the friendly way they greeted each other,

that the women had an AMICABLE relationship.

averseDEF = (adj.) having a deep-seated distaste;

opposed, unwillingSYN = disinclined, loatheANT = favorably disposed, eager, keen

WORD CONNECTION:If you’re “averse” to something,you “avoid” it.

belligerentDEF = (adj.) given to fighting, warlike;

combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war

SYN = assertive, truculent, pugnaciousANT = peaceful, conciliatory, placid

Alliterative Connection:“The Boxers were Belligerent.”

benevolentDEF = (adj.) kindly, charitableSYN = benign, well-meaningANT = malicious, spiteful, malevolent

WORD CONNECTION: A benevolent person benefits those around them.

A benevolent person gives to

others.

cursoryDEF = (adj.) hasty, not thoroughSYN = quick, superficial, perfunctoryANT = thorough, painstaking, careful

WORD CONNECTION:You can scroll the computer cursorquickly down the page to take a cursory look at the website.

His CURSORY glance in my

direction was as QUICK as a wink.

duplicity

DEF = (n.) treachery, deceitfulnessSYN = fraud, double-dealing, chicanery

WORD CONNECTION:The person who was a victim of duplicity was duped (tricked).

My grandmother was a victim of DUPLICITY

when she fell for an email SCAM.

Stabbing someone in the back is an act of

DUPLICITY!

extolDEF = (v.) to praise extravagantlySYN = glorify, applaud, acclaim, hailANT = criticize, belittle, disparage

WORD CONNECTION:“EXtol the EXcellence”

Wayne and Garth say “We’re not worthy!!” to EXTOL their favorite

musicians.

feasibleDEF = (adj.) possible, able to be doneSYN = workable, practicable, viableANT = unworkable, impractical

WORD CONNECTION:If it’s feasible, it’s possible.

A feasible math problem is 2 + 2 = ?

grimace

DEF = (n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face

SYN = pained expression, facial contortion

ANT = smile, grin, beam

WORD CONNECTION:As he was grimacing, the man’s face twistedinto a grimace.

extol amicable cursorybelligerent feasible

1. We will have to develop a _____________ plan if we want to be successful in our business endeavor.

2. Unfortunately, I only gave my notes a ___________ glance last night, and so I failed my history quiz this morning.

3. Even though the business partners parted ways and formed separate companies, they still maintain a(n) ____________ relationship.

4. There is no way one sentence could ever be enough to __________ the many virtues of an important person like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

5. I know you’re upset, but there’s no need to become ________________. Fighting always makes a situation worse!

duplicity adroit benevolentaverse grimace

1. Although John claimed to like his mother-in-law’s lasagna, his ___________gave away his true feelings.

2. It was a shocking case of ________when the CEO of the company was discovered to have been embezzling money for years.

3. The painter’s hands were so _________that she could capture the exact expression on her subjects’ faces.

4. Because of my past experiences with painful needles, I am __________to voluntarily getting a flu shot.

5. A retired teacher who volunteers her time at local schools to work with struggling students is truly ________.

holocaustDEF= (n.) a large-scale destruction,

especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

SYN = conflagration, devastation, annihilation

ANT = deluge, inundation

WORD CONNECTION:The COST of the HOLOCAUST was millions of destroyed lives.

imperviousDEF = (adj.) not affected or hurt by;

admitting of no passage or entranceSYN = impenetrable, resistant, proof againstANT = porous, permeable, vulnerable

WORD CONNECTION:The imPERvious item was always in PERfect condition.

Superman is IMPERVIOUS to

bullets.

impetusDEF = (n.) a moving force, impulse,

stimulusSYN = impulse, incentive, spurANT = curb, hindrance, impediment,

constraintStriking the match was the IMPETUS for the fire.

jeopardyDEF = (n.) dangerSYN = risk, hazard, perilANT = safety, security

When people drive too fast in bad weather,

they put their lives in JEOPARDY!

meticulous

DEF = (adj.) extremely careful; particular about details

SYN = fastidious, painstaking, fussyANT = careless, negligent, sloppy

WORD CONNECTION:A metiCULous person is very partiCULar about havingeverything in the right place.

nostalgiaDEF = (n.) a longing for something past;

homesickness

Phrase CONNECTION:Ahhh..remember the “good old days”…

I wish I could go home…

quintessenceDEF = (n.) the purest essence or form of

something; the most typical exampleSYN = paragon, exemplar

= purest form of water

The smiling baby was the QUINTESSENCE of life. She

hadn’t yet been corrupted by the world.

retrogressDEF = (v.) to move backward; to return to

an earlier conditionSYN = revert, degenerate, declineANT = advance, evolve, progress

WORD CONNECTION:To dress “retro” means to dressin a way that people dressed in an earlier time.

After his shoulder surgery, the pitcher throwing ability had RETROGRESSED.

scrutinizeDEF = (v.) to examine closelySYN = inspect, pore overANT = skim, scan, glance at

WORD CONNECTION:If you scrutinIZE a document, you stare at it with your eyes.

tepidDEF = (adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic,

marked by an absence of interestSYN = insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washyANT = heated, excited, enthusiastic

WORD CONNECTION:A “tepid temperate” is a “room temperature.”

The student’s TEPID response to the new

project showed me they were NOT

INTERESTED!

jeopardy meticulous retrogressholocaust tepid

1. The _____________ water coming from our broken water heater did not make taking a bath very pleasant.

2. I really hope we can have a mature conversation and avoid _____________ into immature name-calling.

3. Although my house may be a bit unorganized, when it come to personal hygiene, I am very __________.

4. What started with two careless campers not putting out their campfire, grew into a(n) ___________that destroyed hundreds of homes and took three lives.

5. It is truly amazing to me when soldiers put themselves in ___________ to defend the security of our nation.

quintessence nostalgia scrutinizeimpetus impervious

1. The legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table are a _______of what true gentlemen should be.

2. Before purchasing a home, Jill hired a home inspector to ___________the potential real estate.

3. Sean’s self-confidence was so strong that he was _____to any insults from unkind people.

4. My great grandmother has lived in the United States for 60 years, but she is still occasionally overcome with a sense of ___________for Germany.

5. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was a _______that helped start World War I.