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Vocab Unit 1
Sophomores
word | definition | synonyms | antonyms |
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adulterate | (v) to corrupt | contaminate, pollute, sully | purify, purge, expurgate |
ambidextrous | (adj) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful | versatile, facile | clumsy, maladroit |
augment | (v) to make larger | enlarge, supplement, amplify | decrease, diminish |
bereft | (adj, participle) deprived of | bereaved | replete, well-provided |
deploy | (v) to position or arrange | station, organize | n/a |
dour | (adj) stern, unyielding, gloomy | harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine | cheery, inviting, genial |
fortitude | (n) courage in facing difficulties | resolve, steadfastness, mettle | timidity, faintheartedness |
gape | (v) to stare with open mouth | gawk, ogle | n/a |
guise | (n) an external appearance, cover, mask | costume, semblance, pretense | n/a |
gibe | (v) to utter taunting words; (n) an expression of scorn | ridicule, deride, jeer | compliment, praise |
insidious | (adj) intended to deiceve or enrap, sly, treacherous | cunning, underhanded, perfidious | frank, ingenuous, aboveboard |
intimation | (n) a hint, indirect suggestion | clue, indication, inkling | n/a |
opulent | (adj) wealthy, luxurious, ample | rich, lavish, plentful, abundant | wretched, destitute |
pliable | (adj) easily bent, flexible, easily influenced | supple, adaptable, resilient | rigid, recalcitrant |
reiterate | (v) to say again | restate, rehash, recapitulate | n/a |
stolid | (adj) dull or unresponsive mentally or emotionally | impassive, phlegmatic | emotional, oversensitive |
tentative | (adj) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant | provisional, inconclusive | definitive, confirmed |
unkempt | (adj) not combed; untidy | sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough | tidy, neat, natty |
verbatim | (adj, adv) word for word | exact, precisely | paraphrased |
warily | (adv) cautiously | carefully, prudently, gingerly | recklessly, heedlessly |