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Unit 1-3 Level E
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ambidextrous | able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical |
| Augment | to make larger, increase |
| Deploy | to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up |
| Gibe | to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn |
| Intimation | a hint, indirect suggestion |
| Opulent | wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose |
| Reiterate | to say again, repeat |
| Stolid | not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive |
| Tentative | experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant |
| Unkempt | not combined; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude |
| Adulterate | to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value |
| Bereft | derived of; made unhappy through a loss |
| Dour | stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored |
| Fortitude | courage in facing difficulties |
| Gape | to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide |
| Guise | an external appearance, cover, mask |
| Insidious | intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous |
| Pliable | easily bent, flexible; easily influenced |
| Verbatim | word for word; exactly as written or spoken |
| Warily | cautiously, with great care |
| Adroit | skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind |
| Benevolent | kindly, charitable |
| Cursory | hasty, not thorough |
| Duplicity | treachery, deceitfulness |
| Feasible | possible, able to be done |
| Grimace | a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face |
| Holocaust | a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
| Meticulous | extremely careful; particular about details |
| Quintessence | the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
| Scrutinize | to examine closely |
| Amicable | peaceable, friendly |
| Averse | having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
| Belligerent | given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war |
| Extol | to praise extravagantly |
| Impervious | not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
| Impetus | a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
| Jeopardy | danger |
| Nostalgia | a longing for something past; homesickness |
| Retrogress | to move backward; to return to an earlier condition |
| Tepid | lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |
| Adversary | an enemy, opponent |
| Coerce | to compel, force |
| Culinary | of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
| Demise | a death, especially of a person in a lofty(high) position |
| Fallow | plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed |
| Liquidate | to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate |
| Perpetuate | to make permanent or long lasting |
| Punitive | inflicting or aiming at punishment |
| Redress | to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury |
| Urbane | refined in manner or style, suave |
| Alienate | to turn away; to make indifferent(average) or hostile; to transfer, convey(deliver) |
| Artifice | a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery |
| Craven | cowardly; a coward |
| Exhilarate | to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to |
| Harass | to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks |
| Inclement | stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action |
| Muse | to think about in a dreamy way, ponder |
| Negligible | so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
| Precedent | an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |
| Sojourn | a temporary stay; to stay for a time |
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