| Term | Definition |
|---|
| adulterate | to corrupt |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands equally well |
| augment | to make larger |
| bereft | deprived of |
| deploy | to position or arrange |
| dour | stern |
| fortitude | courage in facing difficulties |
| gape | to stare with open mouth |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| guise | an external appearance |
| insidious | intended to deceive or entrap |
| intimation | a hint |
| opulent | wealthy |
| pliable | flexible |
| reiterate | to say again |
| stolid | not easily moved mentally or emotionally |
| tentative | experimental in nature |
| unkempt | untidy |
| verbatim | word for word |
| warily | cautiously |
| adroit | skillful |
| amicable | friendly |
| averse | having a deep-seated distaste; opposed |
| belligerent | given to fighting; warlike |
| benevolent | kindly |
| cursory | hasty |
| duplicity | treachery |
| extol | to praise extravagantly |
| feasible | possible |
| grimace | a wry face |
| holocaust | a large-scale destruction |
| impervious | not affected or hurt by |
| impetus | a moving force |
| jeopardy | danger |
| meticulous | extremely careful |
| nostalgia | a longing for something past |
| quintessence | the purest essence or form of something |
| retrogress | to move backward |
| scrutinize | to examine closely |
| tepid | lukewarm |
| adversary | an enemy |
| alienate | to turn away |
| artifice | a skillful device |
| coerce | to compel, force |
| craven | cowardly |
| culinary | or of related to cooking or the kitchen |
| delete | to erase |
| demise | a death |
| exhilarate | to enliven, cheer |
| fallow | plowed but not seeded |
| harass | to disturb |
| inclement | stormy, harsh |
| muse | to think about in a dreamy way |
| negligible | so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
| perpetuate | to make permanent |
| precedent | an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |
| punitive | inflicting or aiming at punishment |
| redress | to set right - relief from wrong or jury |
| sojourn | a temporary stay - to stay for a time |
| urbane | refined in manner or style |
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