honors eng 10 (1-3)

adulterate

addition of something that makes it worse

ambidextrous

use both hands equally good; deceitful, hypocritical

augment

to make larger, increase

bereft

being sad because of loss; deprived of

deploy

position or arrange; to form up

dour

unfriendly, unhappy, serious

fortitude

courage in facing difficulties

gape

to stare with open mouth; open mouth wide; to open wide

gibe

utter taunting words, an expression of scorn

guise

an external appearance, cover, mask

insidious

intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

intimation

a hint

opulent

expensive, luxurious, big, wealthy; grandiose

pliable

easily bent, flexible; easily influenced

reiterate

to say again, repeat

stolid

a person that's calm, dependable, shows little emotion or animation

tentative

experimental in nature, not fully worked out, uncertain, hesitant

unkempt

not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished

verbatim (adj. adv)

word for word

warily (adv)

cautiously, with great care

adroit

skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

averse

having a strong dislike or opposition to something

amicable

peaceful, friendly

belligerent

hostile and aggressive; (n) a nation or person engaged in war

benevolent

well-meaning and kindly; serving a charitable rather than profit-making purpose

cursory

done quickly w/ little attention to detail

duplicity

practice of intentionally misleading people, esp by saying diff things to diff people/acting in diff ways at diff times

extol

to praise extravagantly

feasible

possible to do easily

grimace

a face showing pain or disgust, (v) to make a face showing pain or disgust

holocaust

a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter

impervious

not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

impetus

a moving force, impulse, stimulus

jeopardy

danger of loss harm or failure

meticulous

extremely careful; particular about details

nostalgia

a longing for some period, thing, or place from the past

quintessence

the purest essence of something; the most typical/main example

retrogress

to return to an earlier condition, typically worse

scrutinize

to examine closely

tepid

lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

adversary

an enemy or opponent

alienate

to make a person/group stop supporting/agreeing with someone/feeling welcome

artifice

a clever trick or skill meant to deceive/trick someone

coerce

to make an unwilling person do something with threats, to obtain something by using threats

craven

cowardly; a coward

culinary

of or related to cooking of the kitchen

demise

a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

exhilarate

to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

fallow

inactive land left unseeded; to plow but not seed

harass

to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

inclement

stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

liquidate

to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate

muse

to think about im a dreamy way, ponder

negligible

so unimportant it can be disregarded

perpetuate

to cause to continue; make permanent or long lasting

precedent

an example that may serve as a basis for imitation/later action

punitive

inflicting or aiming at punishment

redress

to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury

sojourn

a temporary stay; to stay for a time

urbane

a person who is refined in matter/style, suave