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SO - Level E, 1-3
Level E, Review Units 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adulterate | v. to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value |
| ambidextrous | adj. able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical |
| 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 |
| dour | adj. stern, unyielding; gloomy, ill-humored |
| fortitude | n. courage in facing difficulties |
| gape | v. to state with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide |
| gibe | v. to utter taunting words; n. an expression of scorn |
| guise | n. an external appearance, cover, mask |
| insidious | adj. intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous |
| intimation | n. a hint, indirect suggestion |
| opulent | adj. wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose |
| pliable | adj. easily bent, flexible; easily influenced |
| reiterate | v. to say again, repeat |
| stolid | adj. not easily moved, mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive |
| tentative | adj. experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant |
| unkempt | adj. not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude |
| verbatim | adj., adv. word for word; exactly as written or spoken |
| warily | adv. cautiously, with great care |
| adroit | adj. skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind |
| amicable | adj. peaceable, friendly |
| averse | adj. having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
| belligerent | adj. given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive |
| benevolent | adj. kindly, charitable |
| cursory | adj. hasty, not thorough |
| duplicity | n. treachery, deceitfulness |
| extol | v. to praise extravagantly |
| feasible | adj. possible, able to be done |
| grimace | n. a wry face, facial distortion; v. to make a wry face |
| holocaust | n. a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
| impervious | adj. not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
| impetus | n. a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
| jeopardy | n. danger |
| meticulous | adj. extremely careful; particular about details |
| nostalgia | n. a longing for something past; homesickness |
| quintessence | n. the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
| retrogress | v. to move backward; to return to an earlier condition |
| scrutinize | v. to examine closely |
| tepid | adj. lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |
| adversary | an enemy, opponent |
| alienate | v. to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey |
| artifice | n. a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; clever skill; trickery |
| coerce | v. to compel, force |
| craven | adj. cowardly |
| culinary | adj. of or related to cooking or to the kitchen |
| delete | v. to erase, wipe out, cut out |
| demise | n. a death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
| exhilarate | v. to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to |
| fallow | adj. plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow |
| harass | v. to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks |
| inclement | adj. stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action |
| muse | v. to think about in a dreamy way, ponder |
| negligible | adj. so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
| perpetuate | v. to make permanent or long lasting |
| precedent | n. an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |
| punitive | adj. inflicting or aiming at punishment |
| redress | v. to set right, remedy; n. relief from wrong or injury |
| sojourn | n. a temporary stay; v. to stay for a time |
| urbane | adj. refined in a manner or style, suave |