Vocabulary

Unit 1Level E

adulterate• (v.) to corrupt, make worse by the

addition of something of lesser value

• Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully

• Antonyms: purify purge, expurgate

ambidextrous• (adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very

skillful, deceitful, hypocritical

• Synonyms: versatile, facile• Antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit

augment• (v.) to make larger, increase

• Synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify

• Antonyms: decrease, diminish

bereft

• (adj., part.) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

• Synonym: bereaved• Antonym: replete, well

provided

deploy

• (v.) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

• Synonyms: station, organize

dour

• (adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

• Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine

• Antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial

fortitude

• (n.) courage in facing difficulties

• Synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle

• Antonyms: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness

gape

• (v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

• Synonyms: gawk, ogle

gibe

• (v.) to utter taunting words; (n.) an expression of scorn

• Synonyms: (v.) ridicule, mock, deride, jeer

• Antonyms: (n.) compliment, praise

guise

• (n.) an external appearance, cover, mask

• Synonyms: costume, semblance, pretense

insidious

• (adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

• Synonyms: cunning, underhanded, perfidious

• Antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

intimation

• (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion

• Synonyms: clue, indication, inkling

opulent

• (adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

• Synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant

• Antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute

pliable

(adj.) easily bent, flexible, easily influenced

• Synonyms: supple, adaptable, resilient

• Antonyms: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant

reiterate

• (v.) to say again, repeat • Synonyms: restate, rehash, recapitulate

stolid• (adj.) not easily

moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive

• Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic

• Antonyms: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung

tentative

• (adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

• Synonyms: provisional, inconclusive

• Antonyms: definite, conclusive, confirmed

unkempt• (adj.) not combed;

untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

• Synonyms: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough

• Antonyms: well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty

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verbatim

• (adj., adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken

• Synonyms: (adj.) exact, (adv.) precisely

• Antonyms: (adj.) paraphrased

warily

• (adv.) cautiously, with great care

• Synonyms: carefully, prudently, gingerly

• Antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously