Vocabulary E Unit 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adulterate | to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value. SYN:contaminate, pollute, sully / ANT: purify, purge, expurgate |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful; hypocritical. SYN: versatile, facile / ANT: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit |
| augment | to make larger, increase. SYN: enlarge, supplement, amplify / ANT: decrease, diminish |
| bereft | deprived of; made unhappy by a loss. SYN: bereaved / ANT: replete, well provided |
| deploy | to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up. SYN: station, organize |
| dour | stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored. SYN: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine / ANT: cheery, inviting, genial |
| fortitude | courage in facing difficulties. SYN: resolve, steadfastness, mettle / ANT: fearfulness, timidity, fainheartendness |
| gape | to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide. SYN: gawk, ogle |
| gibe | to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn. SYN:ridicule, mock, deride, jeer / ANT: compliment praise |
| guise | an external appearance, cover, mask. SYN:costume, semblance, pretense |
| insidious | intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous. SYN: cunning, underhanded, perfidious / ANT: frank, ingerous, aboveboard |
| intimation | a hint, indirect suggestion. SYN:clue, indication, inkling |
| opulent | wealthy, luxurious; ample grandiose. SYN: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant / ANT: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitude |
| pliable | easily bent, flexible, easily influenced. SYN: supple, adaptable, resilient / ANT: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant |
| reiterate | to say again, repeat. SYN: restate, rehash, recapitulate |
| stolid | not easily moved mentally of emotionally; dull, unresponsive. SYN: impassive, phlegmatic / ANT: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung |
| tentative | experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant. SYN:provisional, inconclusive / ANT: definite, conclusive, confirmed |
| unkempt | not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude. SYN: sloppy, disheveled, disoredered, rough / ANT: well-groomed, tidy, neet, natty |
| verbatim | word for word; exactly as written or spoken. SYN: exact, precisely / ANT: paraphrased |
| warily | cautiously, with grate care. SYN: carefully, prudently, gingerly / ANT: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously |
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