Sadlier Level E Units 1-9

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

adroit

(adj) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

SYN:clever, deft, slick, dextrous

ANT: clumsy, inept

amicable

(adj) peaceable, friendly

SYN:congenial, neighborly, cordial

ANT:hostile, antagonistic

averse

(adj) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

SYN:disinclined, loath

ANT: favorable disposed, eager, keen

belligerent

(adj) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged at war SYN: assertive, truculent, pugnacious

ANT: peaceful, conciliatory, placid

benevolent

(adj) kindly, charitable

SYN:benign, well-meaning

ANT: malicious, spiteful

cursory

(adj) hasty, not thorough

SYN: quick, superficial, perfunctory

ANT: thorough, painstaking, careful

duplicity

(n) treachery, deceitfulness

SYN: double-dealing, chicanery

extol

(v) to praise extravagantly

SYN:glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail

ANT:criticize, belittle, disparage

feasible

(adj) possible, able to be done

SYN: workable, viable

ANT: unworkable, impractical

grimace

(n) wry face, facial distortion; (v) to make a wry face

SYN:pained expression , facial contortion

ANT: grin, beam

holocaust

(n) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; vast slaughter; burnt offering

SYN:conflagration, devastation, annihilation

ANT:deluge

impervious

(adj) not affected or hurt by, admitting of no passage if entrance

SYN:impenetrable, resistant, proof against

ANT:porous, permeable, vulnerable

impetus

(n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus

SYN:impulse, spur

ANT:curb, hindrance, constraint, impediment

jeopardy

(n) danger

SYN:risk, hazard, peril

ANT: safety, security

meticulous

(adj) extremely careful, particular about details

SYN:fastidious, fussy

ANT:careless, negligent, sloppy

nostalgia

(n) a longing for something past, homesick