Sadlier Level E Unit 1

adulterate

(verb) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

SYN: contaminate, pollute, sully

ANT: purify, purge, expurgate

ambidextrous

(adjective) able to use both hands equally well, very skillful, deceitful, hypocritical

SYN: versatile, facile

ANT: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit

augment

(verb) to make larger, increase

SYN: enlarge, supplement, amplify

ANT: decrease, diminish

bereft

(adjective) deprived of, made unhappy through a loss

SYN: bereaved

ANT: replete, well provided

deploy

(verb) to position or arrange, to utilize, to form up

SYN: station, organized

dour

(adjective) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

SYN: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine

ANT: cheery, inviting, genial

fortitude

(noun) courage in facing difficulties

SYN: resolve, steadfastness, mettle

ANT: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness

gape

(verb) to stare with open mouth, to open mouth wide, to open wide

SYN: gawk, ogle

gibe

(verb) to utter taunting words;

(noun) an expression of scorn

SYN: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer

ANT: compliment, praise

guise

(noun) an external appearance, cover, mask

SYN: costume, semblance, pretense

insidious

(adjective) intended to deceive or entrap, sly, treacherous

SYN: cunning, underhanded, perfidious

ANT: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

intimation

(noun) a hint, indirect suggestion

SYN: clue, indication, inkling

opulent

(adjective) wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose

SYN: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant

ANT: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute

pliable

(adjective) easily bent, flexible, easily influenced

SYN: supple, adaptable, resilient

ANT: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant

reiterate

(verb) to say again, repeat

SYN: restate, rehash, recapitulate

stolid

(adjective) not easily moved mentally or emotionally, dull, unresponsive

SYN: impassive, phlegmatic

ANT: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung

tentative

(adjective) experimental in nature, uncertain, hesitant

SYN: provisional, inconclusive

ANT: definite, conclusive, confirmed

unkempt

(adjective) not combed, untidy, not properly maintained, unpolished, rude

SYN: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough

ANT: well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty

verbatim

(adjective, adverb) word for word, exactly as written or spoken

SYN: exact (adj.), precisely (adv.)

ANT: paraphrased

warily

(adverb) cautiously, with great care

SYN: carefully, prudently, gingerly

ANT: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously