Vocabulary (U1+U2)

Sadlier 10th

Adulterate

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

Ambidextrous

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

Augment

To make larger, increase.

Bereft

Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss.

Deploy

To position or arrange; to utilize; to form up.

Dour

Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored.

Fortitude

Courage in facing difficulties.

Gape

To stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide.

Gibe

(verb) To utter taunting words; (noun) an expression of scorn.

Guise

An external appearance, cover, mask.

Insidious

Intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous.

Intimation

A hint, indirect suggestion.

Opulent

Wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose.

Pliable

Easily bent, flexible; easily influenced.

Reiterate

To say again, repeat.

Stolid

Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive.

Tentative

Experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant.

Unkempt

Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude.

Verbatim

(adjective) Word for word; exactly as written or spoken; (adverb) word for word; exactly as written or spoken.

Warily

Cautiously, with great care.

Adroit

Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind.

Amicable

Peaceable, friendly.

Averse

Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling.

Belligerent

Given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war.

Benevolent

Kindly, charitable.

Cursory

Hastily, not thorough.

Duplicity

Treachery, deceitfulness.

Extol

To praise extravagantly.

Feasible

Possible, able to be done.

Grimace

A wry face, facial distortion (noun); to make a wry face (verb).

Holocaust

A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering; The Holocaust:massacre of civilians, mainly Jewish, by the Nazis in WW2.

Impervious

Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance.

Impetus

A moving force, impulse, stimulus.

Jeopardy

Danger.

Meticulous

Extremely careful; particular about details.

Nostalgia

A longing for something past; homesickness.

Quintessence

The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example.

Retrogress

To move backward; to return to an earlier condition.

Scrutinize

To examine closely.

Tepid

Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest.