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vocabulary TAOHF def
english 9 vocab 2
Question | Answer |
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Stolid | Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive |
Insidious | Intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous |
Gape | To stare with mouth open; to open mouth wide; to open wide |
Ambidextrous | Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful; hyprocritical |
Adulterate | To corrupt, make worse by addition of something of lesser value |
Unkempt | Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude |
Tentative | Experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant |
Pliable | Easily bent, flexible; easily influenced |
Guise | An external appearance; cover, mask |
Gibe | To utter taunting words; an expression of scorn |
Deploy | To position or arrange; to form up |
Bereft | Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss |
Verbatim | Word-for-word; exactly as written or spoken |
Warily | Cautiously, with great cate |
Reiterate | To repeat |
Opulent | Wealthy, luxurious; ample; Grandiose |
Intimation | A hint, indirect suggestion |
Fortitude | Courage to face difficulty |
Dour | Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humured |
Augment | To make large, increase |