Vocabulary Unit 1

Adulterate Bob can adulterate a good story with his nasty comments.

Ambidextrous The ambidextrous man was able to throw a baseball and play a tuba at the same time.

Augment Upperclassmen should augment the confidence of the freshmen.

Bereft Bill was bereft after the loss of his pet cow.

Deploy If the plane is to crash, you must deploy your parachute.

Dour The town of Dyer, Indiana is dour and unexciting.

Fortitude The wrestler showed great fortitude when fighting the alligator.

Gape I couldn’t help but gape at the giant spaceship.

Gibe If someone does something wrong, bribe them. Don’t gibe them.

Guise The thief wore the guise of a lady.

Insidious The scientist’s insidious plan gave him the title Mad Scientist.

Intimation The runner showed no intimation of being tired.

Opulent He had the most opulent car on the lot.

Pliable Shirley is the CEO of the Reliable Pliable Rubber Band Co.

Reiterate The repetition of the word reiterate is redundant.

Stolid The raccoon was stolid after I hit it with the baseball bat.

Tentative The plans to take a vacation are tentative until the hurricane blows through.

Unkempt The man who never takes a shower had a very unkempt appearance.

Verbatim Recite verbatim what the alien told you.

Warily Fearing a venomous bite, Paul picked up the snake warily.