click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Vocab. WS Unit 1
Vocabulary Workshop Level E pg. 21-23
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adulterate | verb- to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value: contaminate, pollute, sully |
| ambidextrous | adjective- able to use both hands equally well, very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical: versitle, facile |
| augment | verb- to make larger, increase: enlarge, supplement, amplify |
| bereft | adjective- deprived of; made unhappy through a loss: bereaved |
| deploy | verb- to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up: station, organize |
| dour | adjective- stern, unyeilding, gloomy, ill-humored: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine |
| fortitude | noun- couragein facing difficulties: resolve, steadfastness, mettle |
| gape | verb- to stare ith an open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide: gawk, ogle |
| gibe | verb- to utter tainting words noun- an expression of scorn: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer |
| guise | noun- an external appearance , cover, mask: costume, semblance, pretense |
| insidious | adjective- intended to deceive o entrap; sly, treacherous: cunning, underhanded, perfidious |
| intimation | noun- a hint, indirect suggestion: clue, indication, inkling |
| opulent | adjective- wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant |
| pliable | adjective- easily bent, flexible; easily influenced: supple, adaptable, resilent |
| reiterate | verb- to say again, repeat: restate, rehash, recapitulate |
| stolid | adjective- not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull: impassive, phlegmatic |
| tentative | adjective- experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant: provisional, inconclusive |
| unkempt | adjective- not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolised, rude: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough |
| verbatim | adjective/adveb- word for word, exactly as written or spoken: exact, percisely |
| warily | adverb- cautioulsy, with great care: carefully, prudently, gingerly |