1st Set Flashcards
Ambidextrous
Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
Synonyms: versatile, facile
Antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit
Adulterate
To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value.
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully
Antonyms: purify, purge, expurgate
Augment
To make larger, increase
Synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify
Antonyms: decrease, diminish
Bereft
Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
Synonyms: bereaved
Antonyms: replete, well provided
Deploy
To position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
Synonyms: station, organize
Antonyms: ~~~
Dour
Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine
Antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial
Fortitude
Courage in facing difficulties
Synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle
Antonyms: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness
Gape
To stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
Synonyms: gawk, ogle
Antonyms:~~~
Gibe
Verb: To utter taunting words
Noun: An expression on scorn
Synonyms: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer
Antonyms: complement, praise
Guise
An external appearance, cover, mask
Synonyms: costume, semblance, pretense
Antonyms:~~~
Insidious
Intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
Synonyms: cunning, underhanded, perfidious
Antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard
Intimation
A hint, indirect suggestion
Synonyms: clue, indication, inkling
Antonyms:~~~
Opulent
Wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose
Synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant
Antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute
Pliable
Easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
Synonyms: supple, adaptable, resilient
Antonyms: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant
Reiterate
To say again, repeat
Synonyms: restate, rehash, recapitulate
Antonyms:~~~
