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