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Vocabulary List 1
English II (Level E)
Term | Definition | Synonyms | Antonyms |
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Augment | to make larger, increase | supplement, amplify | decrease, diminish |
Bereft | deprived of; made unhappy through a loss | bereaved | replete, well provided |
Deploy | to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up | station, organize | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
Dour | stern unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored | harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine | cheery, inviting, genial |
Fortitude | courage in facing difficulties | resolve, steadfastness, mettle | fearfulness, faintheartedness |
Gape | to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide | ogle | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
Gibe | to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn | ridicule, mock, deride, jeer | compliment |
Guise | an external appearance, cover, mask | costume, semblance, pretense | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
Insidious | intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous | cunning, dastardly, perfidious | frank, ingenuous, aboveboard |
Intimation | a hint, indirect suggestion | clue, inkling | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
Opulent | wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose | rich, plentiful, abundant | poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute |
Pliable | easily bent, flexible; easily influenced | adaptable, resilient | inflexible, recalcitrant |
Reiterate | to say again, repeat | restate, recapitulate | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
Stolid | not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive | impassive, phlematic | emotional, oversensitive |
Tentative | experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant | provisional, inconclusive | conclusive, confirmed |
Unkempt | not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude | sloppy, disordered, rough | well-groomed, tidy |
Verbatim | word for word; exactly as written or spoken | exact; precisely | paraphrased |
Warily | cautiously with great care | prudently, gingerly | recklessly, heedlessly, incautiosly |
Adulterate | to corrupt, make worse | contaminate, pollute | purify, purge, expurgate |
Ambidextrous | able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical | versatile, flexible | clumsy, all thumbs |