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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. Unit 1 Level E. adulterate. (v.) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully Antonyms: purify purge, expurgate. ambidextrous. (adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful, deceitful, hypocritical

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 1 Level E

  2. adulterate • (v.) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value • Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully • Antonyms: purify purge, expurgate

  3. ambidextrous • (adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful, deceitful, hypocritical • Synonyms: versatile, facile • Antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit

  4. augment • (v.) to make larger, increase • Synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify • Antonyms: decrease, diminish

  5. bereft • (adj., part.) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss • Synonym: bereaved • Antonym: replete, well provided

  6. deploy (v.) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up Synonyms: station, organize

  7. dour • (adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored • Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine • Antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial

  8. fortitude • (n.) courage in facing difficulties • Synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle • Antonyms: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness

  9. gape • (v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide • Synonyms: gawk, ogle

  10. gibe • (v.) to utter taunting words; (n.) an expression of scorn • Synonyms: (v.) ridicule, mock, deride, jeer • Antonyms: (n.) compliment, praise

  11. guise • (n.) an external appearance, cover, mask • Synonyms: costume, semblance, pretense

  12. insidious • (adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous • Synonyms: cunning, underhanded, perfidious • Antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

  13. intimation • (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion • Synonyms: clue, indication, inkling

  14. opulent • (adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose • Synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant • Antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute

  15. pliable (adj.) easily bent, flexible, easily influenced • Synonyms: supple, adaptable, resilient • Antonyms: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant

  16. reiterate • (v.) to say again, repeat • Synonyms: restate, rehash, recapitulate

  17. stolid • (adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive • Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic • Antonyms: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung

  18. tentative • (adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant • Synonyms: provisional, inconclusive • Antonyms: definite, conclusive, confirmed

  19. unkempt • (adj.) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude • Synonyms: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough • Antonyms: well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty

  20. verbatim • (adj., adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken • Synonyms: (adj.) exact, (adv.) precisely • Antonyms: (adj.) paraphrased

  21. warily • (adv.) cautiously, with great care • Synonyms: carefully, prudently, gingerly • Antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously

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