#1 Flashcards
Adulterate
To adulterate means to corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance or element
ex: Adding cheap vegetable oil to expensive olive oil
Ambidextrous
(of a person) able to use the right and left hands equally well:
“few of us are naturally ambidextrous”
Fortitude
strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
Guise
The word “guise” refers to the appearance of someone or something, especially when intended to deceive. For example, someone might allow themselves to dine at fine restaurants all over the world under the guise of research for their book on international cuisine2.
Insidious
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects:
“sexually transmitted diseases can be insidious and sometimes without symptoms”
Reiterate
“Reiterate” means to repeat something that you have already said, especially to emphasize it
Stolid
(of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation:
“a stolid bourgeois gent
ex; my dad
Tentative
The term “tentative” can be used in the following ways:
To describe a plan or idea that is not certain or agreed upon.
To refer to a suggestion or action that is said or done in a careful but uncertain way.
To describe something experimental or done as a trial.
To express uncertainty or hesitation.
Unkempt
(especially of a person) having an untidy or disheveled appearance:
“they were unwashed and unkempt”
Verbatim
in exactly the same words as were used originally:
“subjects were instructed to recall the passage verbatim
Bereft
(bereft of)
deprived of or lacking (something):
“her room was stark and bereft of color”
Deploy
: to extend (a military unit) especially in width
: to place in battle formation or appropriate positions
deploying troops to the region
: to spread out, utilize, or arrange for a deliberate purpose
deploy a sales force
deploy a parachute
Gape
be or become wide open.
“a large duffel bag gaped open by her feet”
Intimation
an indication or hint.
“the first intimations of trouble”
Opulent
ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish.
“the opulent comfort of a limousine”
Augments
make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.
“he augmented his summer income by painting houses
Dour
relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance.
“a hard, dour, humorless fanatic
Gibe
an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt.
“a gibe at his old rivals”
Pliable
easily bent; flexible.
“quality leather is pliable and will not crack”
easily influenced.
“pliable teenage minds”
Warily
cautiously; carefully.
“they walk warily down the street, terrified of being caught
