1. VocabularyUnit 2

2. The adroit juggler threw seven balls in the air at one time.

3. adroit- adjectiveskillful; expert with use of hands or mindsynonym-clever

4. People should be amicablewhen settling arguments.

5. amicable-adjectivefriendly; peaceablesynonym-congenial

6. I am highly averse to eating caviar because I don’t like its consistency.

7. averse-adjective having a strong dislike; opposed tosynonym-unenthusiastic about

8. The Jet’s football coach has a belligerentattitude.

9. belligerent-adjectivetending to fight;aggressive; synonym-pugnacioussynoy

10. The kind man gives benevolent charity gifts every year.

11. benevolent-adjectivekindly; charitablesynonym- well meaning

12. I admit, my studying was only cursoryso I wasn’t surprised by my failing grade.

13. cursory-adjective not thorough; hastysynonym-quick; superficial

14. The criminal’s duplicity was astounding; he even lied to his own grandmother!

15. duplicity-noundeceitfulness in speech or conductsynonym- fraud; double dealing

16. I must extol the man’s bravery and courage.

17. extol-verbto praise highlysynonym-glorify; applause

18. At least give a feasible answer to my question!

19. feasible-adjectivepossible; able to be donesynonym-workable; practicable

20. The hurt soccer player grimaced but continued to play.

21. grimace-verbto make a facial distortionsynonym-to make a pained expression

22. Some people worry that a nuclear holocaust might destroy our civilization.

23. holocaust- nounlarge scale destruction, especially by firesynonym-devastation

24. A good roof should be imperviousto rain.

25. impervious-adjectivenot affected or hurt bysynonym-impenetrable

26. Three years ago, there was a strong impetus to change the Keefe mascot from the Unicorn to the Bronco.

27. impetus-nouna moving force; stimulussynonym-impulse, incentive

28. Driving a car with poor brakes can put your life in jeopardy.

29. jeopardy-noundangersynonym=risk

30. A truly clean house requires a meticulous caretaker.

31. meticulous-adjectiveextremely careful; particular about detailssynonym-fussy

32. My Nonny always had a sense of nostalgiafor her old wedding song. Not my grandparents, but very cute. 

33. nostalgia-nouna longing for something pastsynonym-homesickness

34. Quintessential (adj) • Arroz con gandules is a quintessential Puerto Rican dish.

35. quintessential-adjectivemost typicalsynonym- classic, ideal

36. Don’t retrogressinto your poor study habits again!

37. retrogress-verbto move back to an earlier conditionsynonym-revert

38. After scrutinizing the play, the umpires called it a home run.

39. scrutinize-verbto examine closelysynonym-inspect

40. The coffee I ordered was only tepid when it arrived, so I asked the server to warm it up.

41. tepid-adjectivelukewarm; not showing a lot of interestsynonym-half-hearted; wishy washy