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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. Unit # 1 September 2012. Adulterate. Verb To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value.

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Unit # 1 September 2012

  2. Adulterate • Verb • To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value http://thumb1.shutterstock.com/thumb_small/174688/174688,1205518706,2/stock-photo-an-image-pointing-out-the-concept-of-food-adulteration-symbolized-by-an-injection-of-blue-fluid-10367620.jpg

  3. Ambidextrous • Adjective • Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical http://shamzu.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/around-ambidextrous.gif?w=250&h=168

  4. Augment • Verb • To make larger, increase

  5. bereft • Adjective • Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

  6. deploy • Verb • To position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

  7. dour • Adjective • Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

  8. fortitude • Noun • Courage in facing difficulties

  9. gape • Verb • To stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

  10. gibe • Verb • To utter taunting words • Noun • An expression of scorn

  11. guise • Noun • An external appearance, cover, mask

  12. Insidious • Adjective • Intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

  13. intimation • Noun • A hint, indirect suggestion

  14. opulent • Adjective • Wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

  15. pliable • Adjective • Easily bent, flexible, easily influenced

  16. reiterate • Verb • To say again, repeat

  17. stolid • Adjective • Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive

  18. tentative • Adjective • Experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

  19. unkempt • Adjective • Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

  20. verbatim • Adjective, adverb • Word for word; exactly as written or spoken

  21. Warily • Adverb • Cautiously, with great care

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