Unit 2

Question 0

Adj.

Peaceable, friendly

Answer 0

Amicable

Question 1

Adj.

skillfull, expert in the use of the hands or mind

Answer 1

Adroit

Question 2

Adj.

Given to fighting, warlike; combative, agressive (n) one at war, engaged in war

Answer 2

Belligerent

Question 3

Adj.

Kindly, charitable

Answer 3

Benevolent

Question 4

Adj.

Hasty, not thorough

Answer 4

Cursory

Question 5

N.

Treachery, deceitfulness

Answer 5

Duplicity

Question 6

V.

To praise extravagantly

Answer 6

Extol

Question 7

Adj.

Possible, able to be done

Answer 7

Feasible

Question 8

N.

A wry face, facial distortion; (v) to make a wry face

Answer 8

Grimace

Question 9

N.

A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

Answer 9

Holocaust

Question 10

Adj.

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

Answer 10

Impervious

Question 11

N.

A moving force, impulse, stimulus

Answer 11

Impetus

Question 12

N.

Danger

Answer 12

Jeopardy

Question 13

Adj.

Extremely careful; particular about details

Answer 13

Meticulous

Question 14

N.

A longing for something past; homesickness

Answer 14

Nostalgia

Question 15

N.

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

Answer 15

Quintessence

Question 16

V.

To examine closely

Answer 16

Scrutinize

Question 17

Adj.

Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence or interest

Answer 17

Tepid

Question 18

S: congenial, neighborly, cordial
A: hostile, antagonistic

Answer 18

Amicable

Question 19

S: clever, deft, slick, dexterous
A: clumsy, inept, all thumbs

Answer 19

Adroit

Question 20

S: disinclined, loath
A: favorable disposed, eager, keen

Answer 20

Averse

Question 21

S:Assertive, truculent, pugnacious
A: peaceful, conciliatory, placid
(Adj.)

Answer 21

Belligerent

Question 22

S: benign, well-meaning
A: malicious, spiteful

Answer 22

Benevolent

Question 23

S: quick, superficial, perfunctory
A: thorough, painstaking, careful

Answer 23

Cursory

Question 24

S: double-dealing, chicanery

Answer 24

Duplicity

Question 25

S: workable, viable A: unworkable, impractical

Answer 25

Feasible

Question 26

S: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail A: criticize, belittle, disparage

Answer 26

Extol

Question 27

S:gained expression, facial contortion A:grin; beam

Answer 27

Grimace

Question 28

S: conflagration, devastation, annihilation A: deluge

Answer 28

Holocaust

Question 29

S: impenetrable, resistant, proof against A: porous, permeable, vulnerable

Answer 29

Impervious

Question 30

S:impulse, spur, A: curb, hindrance, impediement, constraint

Answer 30

Impetus

Question 31

S:risk, hazard, peril A: safety, security

Answer 31

Jeopardy

Question 32

S: fastidious, fussy A: careless, negligent, sloppy

Answer 32

Meticulous

Question 33

S:paragon, exemplar

Answer 33

Quintessence

Question 34

S: revert, degenerate, decline A: advance, evolve, progress

Answer 34

Retrogress

Question 35

S: inspect, pore over A: scan, glance at

Answer 35

Scrutinize

Question 36

S: insipid, halfhearted A: heated, enthusiastic

Answer 36

Tepid