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Vocabulary-English
Question | Answer |
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Adulterate | To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value. Synonyms:Contaminate & pollute |
Ambidextrous | Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical. Synonyms: Versatile & Facile. |
Augment | To make larger, increase Synonyms: Enlarge, supplement & amplify. |
Bereft | Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss. Synonyms: Bereaved |
Deploy | To position or arrange; to utilize; to form up. Synonyms: Station & Organize |
Dour | Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored. Synonyms: Harsh, bleak & forbidding |
Fortitude | Courage in facing difficulties. Synonyms: Resolve, steadfastness & mettle |
Gape | To stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide. Synonyms: Gawk |
Gibe | To utter taunting words; an expression if scorn. Synonyms: Ridicule, mock & jeer |
Guise | An external appearance, cover, mask. Synonyms: Costume, semblance & pretense |
Insidious | Intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous. Synonyms: Underhanded |
Intimation | A hint, indirect suggestion. Synonyms: Clue, indication & inkling |
Opulent | Wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose. Synonyms: Rich, lavish, plentiful & abundant |
Pliable | Easily bent, flexible; easily influenced. Synonyms: Supple, adaptable & resilient |
Reiterate | To say again, repeat. Synonyms: Restate, rehash & recapitulate |
Stolid | Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive. Synonyms: Impassive |
Tentative | Experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant. Synonyms: Inconclusive |
Unkempt | Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude. Synonyms: Sloppy, disheveled, disordered & rough |
Verbatim | Word for word; exactly as written or spoken. Synonyms: Exact; precisely |
Warily | Cautiously, with great care. Synonyms: Carefully, prudently & gingerly |