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Vocabulary #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adulterate | to corrupt, to make worse by the addition of something or lesser value |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands equally 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-humored |
| fortitude | courage in facing difficulties |
| gape | to stare 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 to entrap; sly, treacherous |
| intimation | a hint; indirect suggestion |
| opulent | wealthy, luxurious; ample, grandiose |
| pliable | easily bent; flexible, easily influenced |
| reiterate | to say again, repeat |
| stolid | not easily moved; mentally or emotionally dull; unresponsive |
| tentative | experimental in nature; uncertain; hesitant |
| unkempt | not combed; untidy, not properly maintained; unpolished, rude |
| verbatim | word for word; exactly as written or spoken |
| warily | cautiously; with great care |
| synonym for opulent | rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant |
| synonym for gibe | to ridicule, mock, deride, jeer |
| synonym for warily | carefully, prudently, gently |
| synonym for adulterate | to contaminate, pollute, sully |
| synonym for stolid | impassive, phlegmatic, unresponsive |
| synonym for guide | a costume, semblance, a pretense |
| synonym for dour | harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine |
| synonym for tentative | provisional, inconclusive |
| synonym for insidious | cunning, underhanded, perfidious |
| synonym for verbatim | word for word, exact |
| synonym for unkempt | sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough |
| synonym for pliable | resolve, steadfastness, mettle |
| synonym for fortitude | supple, adaptable, resilient |
| synonym for intimation | a clue, indication, inkling |
| synonym for deploy | to arrange, station, organize |
| synonym for gape | to gawk, ogle, to open wide |
| synonym for bereft | deprived, saddened by loss, bereaved |
| synonym for ambidextrous | equally skillful with both hands |
| synonym for augment | to enlarge, supplement, amplify |
| synonym for reiterate | to repeat, rehash |
| antonym for opulent | poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute |
| antonym for augment | to decrease diminish |
| antonym for dour | cheery, inviting, genial |
| antonym for fortitude | fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness |
| antonym for pliable | rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant |
| antonym for tentative | definite, conclusive, confirmed |
| antonym for adulterate | to purify, purge, expunge |
| antonym for verbatim | paraphrased |
| antonym for stolid | emotional, oversensitive, high-strung |
| antonym for insidious | frank, ingenuous, aboveboard |
| antonym for gibe | a compliment, praise |
| antonym for unkempt | well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty |
| antonym for warily | recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously |
| antonym for ambidextrous | clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit |
| antonym for intimation | a direct or blunt communication |
| antonym for bereft | replete, well provided with |
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