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Vocabulary 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| definition: adulterate | to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value |
| definition: ambidextrous | able to use both hands equally well; very skillful |
| definition: augment | to make larger, increase |
| definition: bereft | deprived of, made unhappy through a loss |
| definition: deploy | to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up |
| definition: dour | stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored |
| definition: fortitude | courage in facing difficulties |
| definition: gape | stare with an open mouth |
| definition: guise | to utter taunting words |
| antonym: malfunction | working |
| antonym: augment | decrease |
| antonym: ambidextrous | clumsy |
| antonym: adulterate | purify |
| synonym: fortitude | resolve |
| synonym: gibe | ridicule |
| definition: gibe | costume |
| part of speech: dour | adjective |
| part of speech: fortitude | noun |
| synonym: malign | insult |
| definition: benign | not causing harm or damage; mild, gentle or pleasant |
| definition: bona fide | real or genuine |
| definition: malice | a desire to cause harm to another person |
| definition: malign | to say bad things about someone or something publicly; to criticize harshly or unfairly |
| definition: malcontent | a person who is always often unhappy or angry about something |
| definition: dysfunction | the condition of having unfair or healthy behaviors and attitudes within a group of people |