Unit 1 section E Sadlier Connect Vocabulary

(Kolbe Academy)

opulent

rich, wealthy, affluent, lavish (having goods, property, and money in abundance)

insidious

deceitful, stealthy, harmful in an imperceptible fashion, treacherous, false, perfidious, wrong, subtle, deceptive, incorrect

verbatim

directly, exactly, accurately, word-for-word

tentative

conditional, dependent, not fully worked out or developed, hesitant, uncertain

bereft

bereaved, deprived of, lacking something needed, wanted, or expected, devoid

pliable

complaisant, yielding readily to others, flexible, pliant, adjustable, adaptable

deployed

spread out/ utilize, stationed, located, positioned

adulterated

weakened or lessened in purity by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element, polluted, contaminated, dilute, mixed, diluted, thinned, tainted, blended

unkempt

messy, littered, confused, sloppy, jumbled, chaotic, filthy, cluttered, disheveled, shaggy, wrinkled, slovenly, untidy, deficient in order or neatness

gaped

to gaze stupidly or in open-mouthed surprise or wonder, stared, gazed, gawked

reiterated

to state or do over again repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect, repeated, renewed, replicated

augmented

made greater, larger, or more complete, increased, accelerated, expanded, boosted

intimations

an indirect, usually subtle suggestion, indication, or hint, indications, cues, suggestions, clues, hints

ambidextrous

skillful, expert, resourceful

fortitude

courage, bravery, courageousness, stamina, grit, strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage

guise

pretext, pretense, facade, act, pose, garb, costume, attire, dress, clothes, DISGUISE, CAMOUFLAGE, MASK

gibes

to utter taunting words, to deride or tease with taunting words, mocks, taunts, derides, ridicules, jeers, insults, sneers

stolid

having or expressing little or no sensibility, unemotional, blank, expressionless, motionless, impassive, enigmatic, vacant

warily

guardedly, quizzically, hesitatingly, questioningly, incredulously, marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness, especially in detecting and escaping danger

dour

gruff, grim, stern, rugged, intimidating, forbidding, fierce, bleak, hostile

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