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English 10- vocab 1

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adulterate to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desireable goods in the production of (any professedly genunine article.
ambidextrious able to use both hands equally; unusually skillful, facile.
augment to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent, increase; MUSIC: to raise the upper note of an interval or chord by a half step; the double note values of a theme.
bereft deprived.
deploy to spread out(troops) so as to form an extended front or line; to arrange in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately.
dour sullen, gloomy; severe, stern.
fortitude mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously.
gape to stare with open mouth, as in wonder; to open as a gap, split or become open wide.
gibe to utter mocking or scoffing words; to taunt.
guise general external appearance; assumed appearance or more semblance; style of dress; archaic- manner or mode.
insidious intended to entrap or beguile; stealthily treacherous or deceitful; operating or proceeding in an inconspicious or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect.
intimation to indicate or make known indirectly; hint, imply, suggest.
opulent characterized by or exxhibiting opulence; wealthy, rich, or affluent; richly supplied, abundant, or plentiful.
pliable easily bent; flexible, supple; adjusting readily to change.
reiterate to say or do again repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.
stolid not easily sturred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
tentative of the natural of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; unsure, uncertain.
unkempt not combed; uncared for or neglected, disheveled, messy; unpolished.
verbatim in exactly the same words; word for word.
warily in a wary manner; watchful, being on one's guard against danger.
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