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eng 10AL vocab 1
honors english vocabulary unit 1
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| alduterate | to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value...contaminate, pollute, sully |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful; hypocritical...versatile, facile |
| augment | to make larger, increase...enlarge, supplement, amplify |
| bereft | deprived of; made unhappy through a loss...bereaved |
| deploy | to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up...station, organize |
| dour | stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored...harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine |
| fortitude | courage in facing difficulties...resolve, steadfastness, mettle |
| gape | to stare with an open mouth, to open the mouth wide; to open wide...gawk, ogle |
| gibe | to utter taunting words...expression of scorn...ridicule, mock, deride, jeer |
| guise | external appearance, cover, mask...costume, semblance, pretense |
| insidious | intended to deceive or entrap; sly; treacherous...cunning, underhanded, perfidious |
| intimation | a hint, indirect suggestion...clue, indication, inkling |
| opulent | wealthy, luxurious; ample, grandiose...rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant |
| pliable | easily bent, flexible, easily influenced...supple, adaptable, resilient |
| reiterate | to say again, repeat...restate, rehash, recapitulate |
| stolid | not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive...impassive, phlegmatic |
| tentative | experimental in nature, uncertain, hesitant...provisional, inconclusive |
| unkempt | not combed, untidy, not properly maintained; unpolished, rude...sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough |
| verbatim | word for word, exactly as written or spoken...exact, precisely |
| warily | cautiously, with great care...carefully, prudently, gingerly |