1. Vocab Unit 1
Quiz on 2/7 and 2/8

2. Adulterate Verb To corrupt
The doctor was sent to jail for adulterating the medication by mixing it with other medication.

3. Allocate
Verb
To set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute
The Girl Scout allocated her last box of Lemonades for her aunt, so she could give them to her the next weekend.

4. Ambidextrous Adjective Able to use both hands equally well.
After breaking my right hand I had to learn how to use my left hand. By the time I got my cast off I was ambidextrous.

5. Ardent Adjective Very enthusiastic; impassioned
The ardent fans traveled around the country to follow the band as they played their last tour ever.

6. Assiduous Adjective Persistent; attentive; diligent
The newspaper hired the assiduous man as a copy writer because he caught every spelling mistake and grammatical error in the articles before they went to print.

7. Augment Verb To make larger, increase
He wanted to augment his savings, so he started putting away more money each month.

8. Bereft Adjective Deprived; made unhappy through a loss
After losing her dog, the young girl became bereft and felt like a part of her was missing.

9. Brash Adjective Prone to act in a hasty manner; imprudent
The brash salesperson tried to pressure my parents into buying the car without even letting them test drive it.

10. Capricious
Adjective
Subject to whims or passing fancies; subject to sudden behavior change
The capricious girl would start a new job and then quit a week later because she kept wanting to try new things.

11. Deploy Verb To position; to utilize; to form up
The coach deployed the team’s best kicker to help them win the game in the last five seconds of the football game.

12. Dour Adjective Stern, unyielding; gloomy; ill-humored
The dad had a dour look on his face after he found out that his child had been caught cheating on a test.

13. Fortitude Noun Courage in facing difficulties
The young boy showed great fortitude as he stood up to the big bully.

14. Gape Verb To stare with open mouth
After making the half-court shot, the woman stood gaping there in disbelief.

15. Gibe Verb - to utter taunting words
She continued to gibe and make fun of her sister, which made her cry.
Noun - an expression of scorn; an insulting comment
People who make gibes about other people’s appearances are not nice.

16. Guise Noun An external appearance; cover; mask
The criminal was under the guise of a priest to try and disguise himself from the authorities.

17. Insidious Adjective Intended to deceive; sly; treacherous
The insidious woman used GoFundMe to get strangers to give her money by pretending to have a serious medical condition.

18. Intimation Noun A hint; indirect suggestion
When her boss said that next week would be a very good week, she took it as an intimation that she would be getting a promotion.

19. Opulent Adjective Wealthy, luxurious, grandiose
Winter Formal was held at an opulent theater in Downtown LA. It had large chandeliers and beautiful decorations.

20. Pliable Adjective Easily bent; flexible; easily influenced
The artist used pliable material to create his sculpture because it was easy to bend in whatever form he wanted.

21. Reiterate Verb To say again
The teacher had to reiterate the directions three times because his students were not listening the first couple of times.

22. Stolid Adjective Not easily moved mentally or emotionally
The therapist had a hard time getting through to the stolid girl because she would never speak or cry about what happened in her life.

23. Tentative Adjective Experimental in nature; uncertain
The couple set a tentative date for their wedding because they were not sure if they could book their dream venue for that weekend.

24. Unkempt Adjective Not combed; untidy (appearances); rude
His unkempt hair was sticking out all over the place and he ran out of gel to make it look nice.

25. Verbatim adjective/adverb Word-for-word; exactly as said/written
The students had to memorize one of Shakespeare’s sonnets verbatim and perform it in front of the class.

26. Warily Adverb Cautiously; with great care
He moved warily through the haunted house and tried to be aware of anything that could scare him.

27. Homework Write 15 sentences with one vocab word per sentence.
Sentence must show the meaning of the word to show understanding.
Examples:
Bad - The boy was malicious.
Good - The malicious boy did not care if he hurt his sister’s feelings.