Level E Unit 1 Vocabulary

ADULTERATE Definition: (v.) To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value Synonyms: contaminate, pollute Antonyms: purify, purge

AMBIDEXTROUS Definition: (adj.) able to use both hands equally well, very skillful, deceitful Synonyms: versatile, facile Antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit

AUGMENT Definition: (v.) to make larger, increase Synonyms: enlarge, supplement Antonyms: decrease, diminish

BEREFT Definition: (adj., part.) deprived of, unhappy through loss of something Synonyms: bereaved Antonyms: replete, well-provided

DEPLOY Definition: (v.) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up Synonyms: station, organize

DOUR Definition: (Adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding Antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial

FORTITUDE Definition: (n.) courage in facing difficulties Synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle Antonyms: fearfulness, timidity

GAPE Definition: (v.) to stare with open mouth; to open wide Synonyms: gawk, ogle

GIBE Definition: (v.) to utter taunting words; (n.) an expression of scorn Synonyms: ridicule, mock, jeer Antonyms: compliment, praise

GUISE Definition: (n.) an external appearance, cover, mask Synonyms: costume, pretense

INSIDIOUS Definition: (adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly Synonyms: cunning, underhanded Antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

INTIMATION Definition: (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion Synonyms: clue, indication, inkling

OPULENT Definition: (adj.) wealthy, luxurious, grandiose Synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant Antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched

PLIABLE Definition: (adj.) easily bent, flexible, easily influenced Synonyms: supple, adaptable, resilient Antonyms: rigid, inflexible

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

STOLID Definition: (adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally, dull, unresponsive Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic Antonyms: emotional, oversensitive The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”   Elie Wiesel

TENTATIVE Definition: (adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant Synonyms: provisional, inconclusive Antonyms: definite, conclusive, confirmed

UNKEMPT Definition: (adj.) not combed, untidy, rude Synonyms: sloppy, disheveled, rough Antonyms: well-groomed, tidy, neat

VERBATIM Definition: (adj., adv.) word for word, exactly as written or spoken Synonyms: exact, precisely Antonyms: paraphrased

WARILY Definition: (adv.) cautiously, with care Synonyms: carefully, prudently, gingerly Antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly