definition: lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

antonyms: safety, security

Our physical education instructor ________ the virtues of regular exercise.

definition: a moving force, impulse, stimulus

antonyms: thorough, painstaking, careful

For centuries, Switzerland has avoided becoming a(n) ________ in the conflicts that have scarred the rest of Europe.

definition: skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

antonyms: unworkable, impractical

When I realized how bad the brakes of the old car were, I feared that our lives were in _________.

definition: treachery, deceitfulness

antonyms: favorably disposed, eager, keen

What good is a plastic raincoat that is ______ to water if it also prevents any body heat from escaping?

As the old soldier watched the parade, he was suddenly overcome with ______ for the youthful years he spent in the army.

definition: to praise extravagantly

definition: peaceable, friendly

antonyms: advance, evolve, progress

King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table were the _____ of chivalry.

A ____ examination of my luggage was enough to show me that someone had been tampering with it.

defintion: kindly, charitable

definition: not affected or hurt by; admitting no passage or entrance

An expert from the museum ________ the painting, looking for telltale signs that would prove it to be genuine or expose it as a forgery.

Because I was looking forward to a hot bath, I was disappointed at the feeble steam of ______ water tht flowed into the tub.

defintion: to examine closely

definition: (adj) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (noun) one at war, one engaged at war

antonyms: smile, grin, beam

Although he shows no particular talent as a worker, he is exceptionally ______ at finding excuses for not doing his job.

No one doubted the ______ intentions of the program for community improvement, but it was ruined by mismanagement.

definition: having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

definition: a moving force, impulse, stimulus

definition: a longing for something in the past; homesickness

definition: to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

The accountant's records--neat, accurate, and complete in every respect--show that she is a most ____ worker.

definition: hasty, not thorough, quick, superficial

definition: possible, able to be done, workable, practicable, viable

definition: extremely careful; particular about details, fastidious, fussy

definition: danger, risk, hazard, peril

definition: the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example; paragon, exemplar

definition: a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering; conflagration, devastation

definition: a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face; pained expression, facial contortion