Honors English 10: Vocabulary Set 1

ambidextrous

(adj.) Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical.

Synonyms: versatile, flexible

augment

(v.) To make larger, increase.

Synonyms: supplement, increase

deploy

(v.) To position or arrange; to utilize; to form up.

Synonyms: station, organize

gibe (v.)

To utter taunting words.

Synonyms: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer

gibe (n.)

An expression of scorn.

intimation

(n.) A hint, indirect suggestion.

Synonyms: clue, inkling

opulent

(adj.) Wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose.

Synonyms: rich, plentiful, abundant

reiterate

(v.) To say again, repeat.

Synonyms: restate, recapitulate

stolid

(adj.) Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive.

Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic

tentative

(adj.) Experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant.

Synonyms: provisional, inconclusive

unkempt

(adj.) Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude.

Synonyms: sloppy, disordered, rough

adulterate

(v.) To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value.

Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully

bereft

(adj., participial) Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss.

Synonyms: bereaved

dour

(adj.) Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored.

Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine

fortitude

(n.) Courage in facing difficulties.

Synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle

gape

(v.) To stare with open mouth; to open with mouth wide; open wide.

Synonyms: ogle

guise

(n.) An external appearance, cover, mask.

Synonyms: costume, semblance, pretense

insidious

(adj.) Intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous.

Synonyms: cunning, dastardly, perfidious

pliable

(adj.) Easily bent, flexible; easily influenced.

Synonyms: adaptable, resilient

verbatim

(adj. or adv.) Word for word; exactly as written or spoken.

Synonyms (adj.): exact
Synonyms (adv.): precisely

warily

(adv.) Cautiously, with great care.

Synonyms: prudently, gingerly