Vocabulary Unit 2 - Synonyms And Antonyms

Front 1

Adroit

Back 1

S: Clever, deft, slick, dexterous

A: Clumsy, inept, all thumbs

Front 2

Amicable

Back 2

S: Congenial, neighborly, cordial

A: hostile, antagonistic

Front 3

Averse

Back 3

S: disinclined, loath

A: Favorably disposed, eager, keen

Front 4

Belligerent

Back 4

S: assertive, truculent, pugnacious

A: Peaceful, conciliatory, placid

Front 5

Benevolent

Back 5

S: Benign, well-meaning

A: Malicious, spiteful

Front 6

Cursory

Back 6

S: Quick, superficial, perfunctory

A: Thorough, painstaking, careful

Front 7

Duplicity

Back 7

S: Double-dealing, chicanery

Front 8

Extol

Back 8

S: Glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail

A: Criticize, belittle, disparage

Front 9

Feasible

Back 9

S: Workable, viable

A: unworkable, impractical

Front 10

Grimace

Back 10

S: Pained expression, facial contortion

A: Grin, beam

Front 11

Holocaust

Back 11

S: conflagration, devastation, annihilation

A: Deluge

Front 12

Impervious

Back 12

S: impenetrable, resistant, proof against

A: porous, permeable, vulnerable

Front 13

Impetus

Back 13

S: Impulse, spur

A: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint

Front 14

Jeopardy

Back 14

S: Risk, hazard, peril

A: Safety, security

Front 15

Meticulous

Back 15

S: Fastidious, fussy

A: Careless, negligent, sloppy

Front 16

Quintessence

Back 16

S: paragon, exemplar

Front 17

Retrogress

Back 17

S: Revert, degenerate, decline

A: Advance, evolve, progress

Front 18

Scrutinize

Back 18

S: inspect, pore over

A: scan, glance at

Front 19

Tepid

Back 19

S: insipid, halfhearted

A: Heated, enthusiastic