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Level E Unit 1 Vocabulary

Level E Unit 1 Vocabulary. ADULTURATE. Definition: (v.) To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value Synonyms: contaminate, pollute Antonyms: purify, purge. AMBIDEXTROUS. Definition: (adj.) able to use both hands equally well, very skillful, deceitful

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Level E Unit 1 Vocabulary

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  1. Level EUnit 1Vocabulary

  2. ADULTURATE • Definition: (v.) To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value • Synonyms: contaminate, pollute • Antonyms: purify, purge

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

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

  5. BEREFT • Definition: (adj., part.) deprived of, unhappy through loss of something • Synonyms: bereaved • Antonyms: replete, well-provided

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

  7. DOUR • Definition: (Adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, • Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding • Antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial

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

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

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

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

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

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

  14. OPULENT • Definition: (adj.) wealthy, luxurious, grandiose • Synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant • Antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched

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

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

  17. STOLID • Definition: (adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally, dull, unresponsive • Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic • Antonyms: emotional, oversensitive The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”   Elie Wiesel

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

  19. UNKEMPT • Definition: (adj.) not combed, untidy, rude • Synonyms: sloppy, disheveled, rough • Antonyms: well-groomed, tidy, neat

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

  21. WARILY • Definition: (adv.) cautiously, with care • Synonyms: carefully, prudently, gingerly • Antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly

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