Vocabulary Workshop Unit Two

skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

• impervious
• benevolent
• feasible
• adroit

treachery, deceitfulness

• holocaust
• nostalgia
• duplicity
• impetus

hasty, not thorough

• belligerent
• cursory
• amicable
• tepid

Risking one's own life to save the lives of others is considered the ___ of valor.

• benevolent
• retrogress
• impervious
• quintessence

Our city needs to develop a ___ plan of action for dealing with storms and other emergencies.

• impetus
• feasible
• belligerent
• adroit

If you have a full-time job ouside the home, you may find it exceedingly difficult to be a ___ housekeeper.

• retrogress
• quintessence
• meticulous
• amicable

Lawyers are paid to ___ legal papers and explain the fine print to their clients.

• meticulous
• cursory
• belligerent
• scrutinize

Many rodeo performers are ___ at twirling a rope while on horseback.

• adroit
• averse
• grimace
• extol

Antonym for a deluge or soaking rain

• impervious
• holocaust
• averse
• duplicity

Antonym:
malicious, spiteful, malevolent

• holocaust
• duplicity
• grimace
• benevolent