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.