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English SAT vocab Unit 2

Terms

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adroit
skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind S: clever, deft, dexterous, slick A: clumsy, inept, all thumbs
amicable
friendly, peaceable S: congenial, neighborly, cordial A: hostile, antagonistic
averse
having a deep- seated distaste; opposed, unwilling S: disinclined, loath A: favorably disposed, eager, keen
belligerent
given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive one at war, one engaged in war S: assertive, truculent, pugnacious A: peaceful, conciliatory, placid
benevolent
kindly, charitable S: benign, well-meaning A: malicious, spiteful, malevolent
cursory
hasty, not thorough S: quick, superficial, perfunctory A: thorough, painstaking, careful
duplicity
treachery, deceitfulness S: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery
extol
to praise extravagantly S: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail A: criticize, belittle, disparage
feasible
possible, able to be done S: workable, practicable, viable A: unworkable, impractical
grimace
a wry face, distortion; to make a wry face S: pained expression, facial contortion A: smile, grin, beam
holocaust
a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering S: conflagration, devastation, annihilation A: deluge, inundation
impervious
not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance S: impenetrable, resistant, proof against A: porous, permeable, vulnerable
impetus
a moving force, impulse, stimulus S: impulse, incentive, spur A: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint
jeopardy
danger S: risk, hazard, peril A: safety, security
meticulous
extremely careful; particular about details S: fastidious, painstaking, fussy A: careless, negligent, sloppy
nostalgia
a longing for something past; homesickness
quintessence
the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example S: paragon, exemplar
retrogress
to move backward; to return to an earlier condition S: revert, degenerate, decline A: advance, evolve, progress
scrutinize
to examine closely S; inspect, pore over A: skim, scan, glance at
tepid
lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest S: insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy A: heated, excited, enthusiastic

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