1. Level E Unit 1 Vocabulary

2. ADULTERATE
Definition: (v.) To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully
Antonyms:
purify, purge
expurgate
Hospitals take precautions
to assure that nothing
adulterates the blood
supply.

3. AMBIDEXTROUS
Definition: (adj.) able to use both hands equally well, very skillful, deceitful
Synonyms: versatile, facile
Antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit
When it comes to dribbling, NBA NBA players are ambidextrous.

4. AUGMENT Definition: (v.) to make larger, increase
Synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify
Antonyms: decrease, diminish
Many couples have to
augment their income in order
to pay the mortgage on a new
home.

5. BEREFT
Definition: (adj., part.) deprived of, unhappy through loss of something
Synonyms: bereaved
Antonyms: replete, well-provided
After Grandpa died,
Grandma was bereft of h her companion of 59
years and became
depressed.

6. DEPLOY Definition: (v.) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
Synonyms: station, organize
A bugle call is a signal
used to deploy troops
for inspection, parade,
or battle.

7. DOUR Definition: (Adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy,
Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine
Antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial
Darth Vader is an
example of a
character with a dour
disposition because he is he represents evil.
character

8. FORTITUDE Definition: (n.) courage in facing difficulties
Synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle
Antonyms: fearfulness, timidity
The residents of New Orleans
showed remarkable fortitude
during and after Hurricane Katrina.

9. GAPE Definition: (v.) to stare with open mouth; to open wide
Synonyms: gawk, ogle
First time visitors at Niagara
Falls can be expected to gape at the
spectacular sights nature has provided for
them.

10. GIBE
Definition: (v.) to utter taunting words; (n.) an expression of scorn
Synonyms: ridicule, mock, jeer
Antonyms: compliment, praise
The recruits rushed into battle so that
no one could gibe at them for cowardice. (verb)
Voters may reject a candidate who resorts to personal
gibes instead of discussing the issues. (noun)

11. GUISE Definition: (n.) an external appearance, cover, mask
Synonyms: costume, semblance, pretense
The thieves gained entry to the
home by presenting themselves in
the guise of police officers.

12. INSIDIOUS Definition: (adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly
Synonyms: cunning, underhanded
Antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard
The investigators uncovered
an insidious scheme to rob
elderly people of their life savings. S savings.

13. INTIMATION Definition: (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion
Synonyms: clue, indication, inkling
They were too proud to give
any intimation of their
financial difficulties, so they
agreed to pay the dues for
their neighborhood pool
membership.

14. OPULENT Definition: (adj.) wealthy, luxurious, grandiose
Synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant
Antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched
The tour guide showed us the opulent living quarters of
the royal family…and Oprah Winfrey. 

15. PLIABLE Definition: (adj.) easily bent, flexible, easily influenced
Synonyms: supple, adaptable, resilient
Antonyms: rigid, inflexible
Spools of pliable copper wire are standard equipment for many kinds of maintenance workers, including electricians.

16. REITERATE Definition: (v.) to say again, repeat
Synonyms: restate, rehash, recapitulate
Effective speakers often reiterate an important statement for emphasis.

17. 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

18. TENTATIVE
Definition: (adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
Synonyms: provisional, inconclusive
Antonyms: definite, conclusive, confirmed
Negotiators have come up with a
tentative agreement that will keep
both sides at the bargaining table
past the strike deadline.

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

20. VERBATIM
Definition: (adj., adv.) word for word, exactly as written or spoken
Synonyms: exact, precisely
Antonyms: paraphrased
Newspapers often publish the verbatim text of an important
p political speech. (ADJ)
T The chief justice reads each line of the Oath of Office
and the new President repeats it verbatim. (ADV)

21. WARILY Definition: (adv.) cautiously, with care
Synonyms: carefully, prudently, gingerly
Antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly
The hikers warily made
their way up the steep trail.
up the steep