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Vocab Unit 1 Level E
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Level E
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| adulterate | (v) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value (syn) contaminate, pollute, sully (ant) purify, purge, expurgate |
| ambidextrous | (adj) able to use both hands equally well, very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical (syn) versatile, facile (ant) clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit |
| augment | (v) to make larger, increase (syn) enlarge, supplement, amplify (ant) decrease, diminish |
| bereft | (adj, part) deprived of, made unhappy through a loss (syn) bereaved (ant) replete, well provided |
| deploy | (v) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up (syn) station, organize |
| dour | (adj) stern, unyeilding, gloomy, ill-humored (syn) harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturine (ant) cheery, inviting, genial |
| fortitude | (n) courage in facing difficulties (syn) resolve, steadfastness, mettle (ant) fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness |
| gape | (v) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide (syn) gawk, ogle |
| gibe | (v) to utter taunting words; (n) an expression of scorn (syn) (v) ridicule, mock, deride, jeer (ant) (n) compliment, praise |
| guise | (n) an external appearance, cover, mask (syn) costume, semblance, pretense |
| insidious | (adj) intended to deceive or entrap, sly, treacherous (syn) cunning, underhanded, perfidious (ant) frank, ingenuous, aboveboard |
| intimation | (n) a hint, indirect suggestion (syn) clue, indication, inkling |
| opluent | (adj) wealthly, luxurious; ample, grandiose (syn) rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant (ant) poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute |
| pliable | (adj) easily bent, flexible, easily influenced (syn) supple, adaptable, resilient (ant) rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant |
| reiterate | (v) to say again, repeat (syn) restate, rehash, recapitulate |
| stolid | (adj) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull (syn) impassive, phlegmatic (ant) emotional, oversensitive, high-strung |
| tentative | (adj) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant (syn) provisional, inconclusive (ant) definite, conclusive, confirmed |
| unkempt | (adj) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude |
| verbatim | (adj, adv) word for word; exactly as written or spoken (syn) (adj) exact, (adv) precisely, (ant) (adj) paraphrased |
| warily | (adj) cautiously, with great care (syn) carefully, prudently, gingerly (ant) recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously |
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