• (adj.) – hasty, not thorough

• Examples:

I gave the letter a cursory reading.

Synonyms:superficial

Antonyms:thorough, detailed

cursory

• ( noun ) – treachery, deceitfulness

• Examples:

Her duplicity lead to a broken relationship.

Spies live in duplicity; they cannot tell their families about their real life and job assignments.

Synonyms:disloyalty

backstabber

Antonyms:loyalty

faithfulness

duplicity

• (verb) – to praise highly

• Examples:

The ancient Greeks extolled many different gods: Zeus, Athena, Nemesis, et cetera.

Synonyms:worship, laud, celebrate, magnify

Antonyms:hate, curse, loathe, abhor

extol

• (noun) – a moving force, impulse, stimulus

• Examples:Getting an A on the big test gave him an impetus to study

harder.

Synonyms:stimulation, boost

Antonyms:Disinterest.Indifference

impetus

• (noun) – the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

• Examples:

• The quintessence of unconditional love is a mother’s love for her child.

Synonyms:best

greatest

Antonyms:fake

worst

quintessence

• (verb) – to examine closely

• Examples:

The teacher scrutinized all my spelling mistakes.

Synonyms:

analyze, spyAntonyms:

glance, ignore

scrutinize