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Honors English 9 Hoy
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adulterate | to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value. |
| Ambidextrous | able to use both hands really well; very skillful,deceitful, hypocritical |
| augment | to make larger; increase |
| bereft | deprived of; made unhappy through a loss |
| deploy | to position or arrange; to utilize, to form up |
| dour | stern, unyielding, gloomy ill-hummored |
| fortitude | courage in facing difficulties |
| gape | to store with open mouth; to open the mouth wide |
| gibe | to utter taunting words ; an expression of scorn |
| guise | an external appearance, cover, mask |
| insidious | intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous |
| intimation | a hint, indirect suggestion |
| opulent | wealthy, luxorious; ample , grandiose |
| pliable | easily bent, flexible: easily influenced |
| reiterate | to say again; repeat |
| stolid | not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive |
| verbatim | word for word, exactly as written or spoken |
| tentative | experimental in nature; uncertain hesitant |
| unkempt | not combed; untidy, not properly maintained; unpolished, rude |
| warily | cautiously with great care |