flashcards

Adulterate - (vt)

to avoid giving toddlers too much sugar, adulterate their juice with water

Ambidextrous - (adj)

able to use both hands equally well

Augment - (vt)

to increase in size or effect; to make something greater

Bereft - (adj)

deprived (of); without (something); sad and lonely, especially through someone's death or departure

Deploy - (vt)

the troops were deployed for battle

Dour - (adj)

sullen, gloomy; severe or stern

Fortitude - (n)

I received the sad news with utmost mental courage and fortitude.

Gape - (vi)

to stare with open mouth

Gibe - (vi/vt)

to mock or jeer; (n) a taunting or sarcastic remark

Guise - (n)

general external appearance; assumed appearance intended to deceive

Insidious - (adj)

There was a group of insidious people trying to take people for a ride.

Intimation - (n)

an indirect expression; a hint

Opulent - (adj)

wealthy; plentifully provided or fashioned

Pliable - (adj)

supple; bendable either physically or figuratively

Reiterate - (vt)

let me reiterate a few more points already made.

Stolid - (adj)

unemotional; having or expressing little or no sensitivity

Tentative - (adj)

not fully worked-out or developed; hesitant and uncertain

Unkempt - (adj)

not combed; lacking order and neatness

Verbatim - (adj/adv)

word-for-word

Warily - (adv)

in a keenly cautious and watchful way, especially to escape danger