Sadlier Unit 1: Level E Flashcards
(noun) a hint, indirect suggestion
SYN: clue, indication, inkling
intimation
(adjective) not easily moved mentally or emotionally, dull, unresponsive
SYN: impassive, phlegmatic
ANT: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung
stolid
(adjective) experimental in nature, uncertain, hesitant
SYN: provisional, inconclusive
ANT: definite, conclusive, confirmed
tentative
(adjective) not combed, untidy, not properly maintained, unpolished, rude
SYN: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough
ANT: well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty
unkempt
(adjective, adverb) word for word, exactly as written or spoken
SYN: exact (adj.), precisely (adv.)
ANT: paraphrased
verbatim
(adverb) cautiously, with great care
SYN: carefully, prudently, gingerly
ANT: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously
warily
(verb) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
SYN: contaminate, pollute, sully
ANT: purify, purge, expurgate
adulterate
(adjective) able to use both hands equally well, very skillful, deceitful, hypocritical
ambidextrous
(verb) to make larger, increase
SYN: enlarge, supplement, amplify
ANT: decrease, diminish
augment
(adjective) deprived of, made unhappy through a loss
SYN: bereaved
ANT: replete, well provided
bereft
(verb) to position or arrange, to utilize, to form up
SYN: station, organized
deploy
(adjective) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
SYN: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine
ANT: cheery, inviting, genial
dour
(noun) courage in facing difficulties
SYN: resolve, steadfastness, mettle
ANT: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness
fortitude
(verb) to stare with open mouth, to open mouth wide, to open wide
SYN: gawk, ogle
gape
(verb) to utter taunting words;
(noun) an expression of scorn
SYN: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer
ANT: compliment, praise
gibe
