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VocabTestWords

Unit 1: Sophomore Definition, Sentences, Antonyms

WordDefinitionAntonyms Sentence
Adulterate (v.) To make impure by adding extraneous, improper, or inferior ingredients cleanse; purify; absolve; expiate In order to _____ the chef's signature dish, I added a handful of red cayenne pepper.
Ambidextrous (adj.) Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease awkward; clumsy; unskilled; maladroit The _____ child juggled bowling pins with great ease.
Augment (v.) To make bigger decrease; shrink; reduce; attenuate Working six jobs helped to _____ the boy's savings account but it reduces his social time.
Bereft (adj.) Left desolate or alone, especially by death consoled; happy; glad; joyful The _____ baby squirrel was sad when her momma squirrel was run over by the car.
Deploy (v.) To distribute persons or forces systematically or strategically collect; gather; herd; stockpile To affirm her popularity, the homecoming queen had to _____ her friends in strategic positions at the dance.
Dour (adj.) Silently ill-humored; gloomy beaming; bright; cheerful; happy Eeyore's _____ disposition made Winnie the Pooh depressed.
Fortitude (n.) Patient courage cowardice; weakness; timidity; frailty The kind lady in line waited with _____ at Starbucks behind the man with the outrageoulsy picky coffee drink.
Gape (v.) To stare wonderingly or stupidly, often with the mouth open ignore; look away; disregard I had to _____ when the drunk lady fell off her chair at the bar.
Gibe (n.) A taunting or bitterly sarcastic remark; (v.) To utter taunts or jeers compliment; praise; commend; extol Although his racist _____ got a laugh from the audience, it angered several minorities once it was aired on the news.
Insidious (adj.) Harming by slow and stealthy means benign; harmless; favorable; innocuous The mean little boy planned a(n) _____ death for the ants by burning them under a magnifying glass one sunny day.
Intimation (n.) A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice secret; suppression; withholding, silence The long-term girlfriend dropped a(n) _____ to her boyfriend about a future engagement.
Opulent (adj.) Wealthy destitute; impoverished; needy; poor The mastermind behind the website hoped to live a(n) _____ life once the site made him a millionaire.
Pliable (adj.) Easily influenced, persuaded, or swayed inflexible; rigid; unbending; stubborn The _____ waiter was soon persuaded to give his table free appetizers.
Reiterate (v.) To say or do again and again hide; keep secret; not tell The woman had to _____ to her elderly mother that she was not losing her hearing.
Stolid (adj.) Not easily aroused or excited; dull caring; passionate; concerned; interested The _____ bus driver rarely smiled so I could never tell if he appreciated my sense of humor.
Tentative (adj.) Not certain or final; Done without confidence, hesitant sure, confident; definite; certain; final After the disastrous relationship with her former boyfriend she was _____ about going out on a blind date.
Unkempt (adj.) Not properly maintained; disorderly or untidy neat; well-kept; groomed; tidy The swimsuit model's _____ hair gave her a messy look.
Verbatim (adj.) Using exactly the same words, corresponding word for word; (adv.) In exactly the same words, word for word imprecise; rough; approximate; summarized The pirate's parrot mimicked him _____, yes he did!... Yes he did!
Warily (adv.) Characterized by caution carelessly; incautiously; haphazardly Jerrry tiptoed _____ past the sleeping Tom, as he did not want to get eaten.
Guise (n.) The external appearance as produced by garb or costume realness; truthfulness; actual personality The elderly rich woman's _____ as a peacock turned many heads.
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