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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 arranged; to utilize; to form up. SYN: station, organize |
| dour | (adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored. SYN: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine. 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 |
| opulent | (adj.) wealthy, 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, unresponsive. 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. SYN: sloppy, disheveled, discordered, rough. ANT: well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty |
| verbatim | (adj.,adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken. SYN: (adj.) exact;(adv.) precisely. ANT:(adj.) paraphrased |
| warily | (adv.)cautiously, with great care. SYN: carefully, prudently, gingerly. ANT:recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously |
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