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English 10 Honors Vocabulary Unit 1. ADULTERATE (V). • TO CORRUPT, MAKE WORSE BY THE ADDITION OF SOMETHING OF A LESSER VALUE. AMBIDEXTROUS (ADJ). • ABLE TO USE BOTH HANDS EQUALLY WELL; VERY SKILLFUL; DECEITFUL, HYPOCRITICAL. AUGMENT (V). • TO MAKE LARGER, INCREASE. BEREFT (ADJ).
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English 10 Honors Vocabulary Unit 1
ADULTERATE (V) • TO CORRUPT, MAKE WORSE BY THE ADDITION OF SOMETHING OF A LESSER VALUE
AMBIDEXTROUS (ADJ) • ABLE TO USE BOTH HANDS EQUALLY WELL; VERY SKILLFUL; DECEITFUL, HYPOCRITICAL
AUGMENT (V) • TO MAKE LARGER, INCREASE
BEREFT (ADJ) • DEPRIVED OF; MADE UNHAPPY THROUGH A LOSS
DEPLOY (V) • TO POSITION OR ARRANGE; TO UTILIZE; TO FORM UP
DOUR (ADJ) • STERN, UNYIELDING, GLOOMY, ILL-HUMORED
FORTITUDE (N) • COURAGE IN FACING DIFFICULTIES
GAPE (V) • TO STARE WITH AN OPEN MOUTH; TO OPEN THE MOUTH WIDE; TO OPEN WIDE
GIBE (V) • TO UTTER TAUNTING WORDS; AN EXPRESSION OF SCORN
GUISE (N) • AN EXTERNAL APPEARANCE, COVER OR MASK
INSIDIOUS (ADJ) • INTENDED TO DECEIVE OR ENTRAP; SLY, TREACHEROUS
INTIMATION (N) • A HINT, INDIRECT SUGGESTION
OPULENT (ADJ) • WEALTHY, LUXURIOUS; AMPLE; GRANDIOSE
PLIABLE (ADJ) • EASILY BENT, FLEXIBLE; EASILY INFLUENCED
REITERATE (V) • TO SAY AGAIN, REPEAT
STOLID (ADJ) • NOT EASILY MOVED MENTALLY OR EMOTIONALLY; DULL, UNRESPONSIVE
TENTATIVE (ADJ) • EXPERIMENTAL IN NATURE; UNCERTAIN, HESITANT
UNKEMPT (ADJ) • NOT COMBED; UNTIDY; NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED; UNPOLISHED, RUDE
VERBATIM (ADJ) • WORD FOR WORD; EXACTLY AS WRITTEN OR SPOKEN
WARILY (ADV) • CAUTIOUSLY, WITH GREAT CARE