Unit 2

Question 1

Adroit def.

Answer 1

skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

Question 2

Adroit stress

Answer 2

adroit’

Question 3

Adroit syn.

Answer 3

clever, deft, dexterous, slick

Question 4

Adroit ant.

Answer 4

clumsy, inept, all thumbs

Question 5

Adroit p/s

Answer 5

adj.

Question 6

Amicable p/s

Answer 6

adj.

Question 7

Amicable def.

Answer 7

peaceable, friendly

Question 8

Amicable stress

Answer 8

am’icable

Question 9

Amicable syn.

Answer 9

congenial, neighborly, cordial

Question 10

Amicable ant.

Answer 10

hostile, antagonistic

Question 11

Averse def.

Answer 11

having a deep-seated distance; opposed, unwilling

Question 12

Averse stress

Answer 12

averse’

Question 13

Averse syn.

Answer 13

disinclined, loath

Question 14

Averse ant.

Answer 14

favorably disposed, eager, keen

Question 15

Averse p/s

Answer 15

adj.

Question 16

Belligerent p/s

Answer 16

adj. and noun

Question 17

Belligerent syn.

Answer 17

adj. assertive, truculent, pugnacious

Question 18

Belligerent ant.

Answer 18

adj. peaceful, conciliatory, placid

Question 19

Belligerent def.

Answer 19

adj. given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; n. one at war, one engaged in war

Question 20

Belligerent stress

Answer 20

bellig’erent

Question 21

benevolent stress

Answer 21

benev’olent

Question 22

benevolent syn.

Answer 22

benign, well-meaning

Question 23

benevolent ant,

Answer 23

malicious, spiteful, malevolent

Question 24

benevolent def.

Answer 24

kindly, charitable

Question 25

benevolent p/s

Answer 25

adj.

Question 26

cursory def.

Answer 26

hasty, not thorough

Question 27

cursory p/s

Answer 27

adj.

Question 28

cursory stress

Answer 28

cur'sory

Question 29

cursory syn.

Answer 29

quick, superficial, perfunctory

Question 30

cursory ant.

Answer 30

thorough, painstaking, careful

Question 31

duplicity def.

Answer 31

treachery, deceitfulness

Question 32

duplicity p/s

Answer 32

noun

Question 33

duplicity stress

Answer 33

duplic'ity

Question 34

duplicity syn.

Answer 34

fraud, double-dealing, chicanery

Question 35

extol def.

Answer 35

to praise extravagantly

Question 36

extol p/s

Answer 36

verb

Question 37

extol stress

Answer 37

extol'

Question 38

extol syn.

Answer 38

glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail

Question 39

extol ant.

Answer 39

criticize, belittle, disparage

Question 40

feasible def.

Answer 40

possible, able to be done

Question 41

feasible stress

Answer 41

fea'sible

Question 42

feasible p/s

Answer 42

adj.

Question 43

feasible syn.

Answer 43

workable, practicable, viable

Question 44

feasible ant.

Answer 44

unworkable, impractical

Question 45

grimace def.

Answer 45

n. a wry face, facial distortion v. to make a wry face

Question 46

grimace p/s

Answer 46

noun and verb

Question 47

grimace stress

Answer 47

grim'ace

Question 48

grimace syn.

Answer 48

n. pained expression, facial annihilation

Question 49

grimace ant.

Answer 49

n. smile, grin; v. beam

Question 50

holocaust def.

Answer 50

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

Question 51

holocaust p/s

Answer 51

noun

Question 52

holocaust stress

Answer 52

hol'ocaust

Question 53

holocaust syn.

Answer 53

conflagration, devastation, annihilation

Question 54

holocaust ant.

Answer 54

deluge, inundation

Question 55

impervious def.

Answer 55

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

Question 56

impervious p/s

Answer 56

adj.

Question 57

impervious stress

Answer 57

imper'vious

Question 58

impervious syn.

Answer 58

impenetrable, resistant, proof against

Question 59

impervious ant.

Answer 59

porous, permeable, vulnerable

Question 60

impetus def.

Answer 60

a moving force, impulsive, stimulus

Question 61

impetus stress

Answer 61

im'petus

Question 62

impetus p/s

Answer 62

noun

Question 63

impetus syn.

Answer 63

impulsive, incentive, spur

Question 64

impetus ant.

Answer 64

curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint

Question 65

jeopardy def.

Answer 65

danger

Question 66

jeopardy p/s

Answer 66

noun

Question 67

jeopardy stress

Answer 67

jeop'ardy

Question 68

jeopardy syn.

Answer 68

risk, hazard, peril

Question 69

jeopardy ant.

Answer 69

safety, security

Question 70

meticulous def

Answer 70

extremely careful; particular about details

Question 71

meticulous p/s

Answer 71

adj.

Question 72

meticulous stress

Answer 72

metic'ulous

Question 73

meticulous syn.

Answer 73

fastidious, painstaking, fussy

Question 74

meticulous ant.

Answer 74

careless, negligent, sloppy

Question 75

nostalgia def.

Answer 75

a longing for something in the past; homesickness

Question 76

nostalgia p/s

Answer 76

noun

Question 77

nostalgia stress

Answer 77

nostl'gia

Question 78

Quintessence def.

Answer 78

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

Question 79

Quintessence p/s

Answer 79

noun

Question 80

Quintessence stress

Answer 80

quintess' ence

Question 81

Quintessence syn.

Answer 81

paragon, exemplar

Question 82

retrogress def.

Answer 82

to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

Question 83

retrogress p/s

Answer 83

verb

Question 84

retrogress stress

Answer 84

retrogress'

Question 85

retrogress syn.

Answer 85

revert, degernerate, decline

Question 86

retrogress ant.

Answer 86

advance, evolve, progress

Question 87

scrutinize def.

Answer 87

to examine closely

Question 88

scrutinize p/s

Answer 88

verb

Question 89

scrutinize stress

Answer 89

scrut'inize

Question 90

scrutinize syn.

Answer 90

inspect, pore over

Question 91

scrutinize ant.

Answer 91

skim, scan, glance at

Question 92

tepid def.

Answer 92

lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

Question 93

tepid p/s

Answer 93

adj.

Question 94

tepid stress

Answer 94

tep'id

Question 95

tepid syn.

Answer 95

insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy

Question 96

tepid ant.

Answer 96

heated, excited, enthusiastic