Vocabulary Section One
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Shaishvi_Shivastava on October 1, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adulterate | (v) sully, to corrupt, make worse by adding something of lesser value |
| Ambidextrous | (adj) very skillful ,versatile |
| augment | (v) to make larger, increase |
| bereft | (adj) deprived of, made unhappy through a loss |
| Deploy | (v) to position or arrange, to utilize; to form up, to organize |
| dour | (adj) stern, unyeilding, gloomy, ill-humored |
| fortitude | (n) courage in facing diffuculties |
| gape | (v) to stare with open mouth, to open mouth with, open wide |
| gibe | (v) to utter daunting words |
| gibe | (n) an expression of scorn |
| Guise | (n) external appearence, cover, mask |
| pliable | (adj) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced |
| reiterate | (v) to say again, repeat |
| stolid | (adj) not easily moved, mentally or emotionally dull |
| insidious | (adj) intended to decieve or entrap, sly, treacherous, cunning |
| intimation | (n) a hint, indirect suggestion |
| opulent | (adj) wealthy, luxurious, rich |
| tentative | (adj) experimental in nature, uncertian, hesitant |
| unkept | (adj) not combed, untidy, unpolished, rude |
| verbatim | (adj)(adv) word for word, exactly as written or spoken |
| warily | (adv) cautiously, with real care |
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