We adulterate our crops when we spray them with pesticides.
To make worse by adding something of lesser value Synonym: contaminate Adulterate- Verb To make worse by adding something of lesser value Synonym: contaminate
An ambidextrous pitcher is very valuable to a baseball team.
Ambidextrous-adjective Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful Synonym: versatile
Many families have to augment their income with second jobs in order to pay their bills.
To make larger; to increase Synonym-to enlarge; to supplement augment-verb To make larger; to increase Synonym-to enlarge; to supplement
People who live to be very old may find themselves bereft of friends and family.
Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss synonym-bereaved bereft-adjective Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss synonym-bereaved
If you join the U.S. military, they may deploy you to Afghanistan.
To position or to arrange; to form up deploy- verb To position or to arrange; to form up Synonym- to station or to organzie
The young man wore a dour expression when he found out he got fired.
Unpleasant; gloomy Synonym-harsh dour-adjective Unpleasant; gloomy Synonym-harsh
The residents of Louisiana showed incredible fortitude during and after hurricane Katrina.
Courage in facing difficulties Synonym-resolve fortitude-noun Courage in facing difficulties Synonym-resolve
The hippo is famous for its ability to gape.
gape-verb To stare with mouth open;to open the mouth wide in amazement, shock, awe Synonym:gawk
Max threw a snowball at Dan because Dan was gibing Max about his snowpants
gibe-verb/noun To say teasing or taunting words; the teasing words Synonym:to ridicule
The thief didn't have a very good guise and the police quickly caught and arrested him.
External appearance, cover, mask Synonym-costume guise-noun External appearance, cover, mask Synonym-costume
The investigators discovered the man had an insidious scheme to rob people of their life savings.
intended to deceive; sly;treacherous Synonym-cunning insidious- adjective intended to deceive; sly;treacherous Synonym-cunning
The boy was too shy to give any intimation about what was bothering him.
A hint, an indirect suggestion Synonym-clue, indication Intimation-noun A hint, an indirect suggestion Synonym-clue, indication
The tour guide showed us the opulent living quarters of the royal family.
wealthy; luxurious Synonym-rich opulent-adjective wealthy; luxurious Synonym-rich
Most erasers are pliable.
easily bent; flexible Synonym-supple pliable-adjective easily bent; flexible Synonym-supple
Public safety officials find it necessary to reiterate warnings about not texting while driving.
to say again; repeat Synonym- to restate reiterate-verb to say again; repeat Synonym- to restate
Stolid people tend to keep most things in stride, just like cats!
not easily moved mentally or emotionally; unresponsive Stolid-adjective not easily moved mentally or emotionally; unresponsive Synonym-impassive
We circled April 15th as the tentative date for the party because we weren't sure if everyone could make it.
uncertain, hesitant Synonym-inconclusive Tentative-adjective uncertain, hesitant Synonym-inconclusive
Tom's boss told him to do something about his unkempt appearance.
Not tidy; not combed; not properly maintained Synonym-sloppy unkempt-adjective Not tidy; not combed; not properly maintained Synonym-sloppy
When you repeat something word for word, you are repeating it verbatim.
Verbatim-adjective/adverb Word for word; exactly as is written or spoken Synonym-Adj: exact Adv: precisely
It was late at night, and Angela warily walked home keeping her eye out for strangers.
warily-adverb (wary-adjective) cautiously; with great care Synonym-carefully