Unit 1 Flashcards
Adulterate Def.
to corrupt, make worse by addition of something of lesser value
Adulterate Stress
adul’terate
Adulterate Syn.
Contaminate, pollute, sully
Adulterate Ant.
purify, purge, expurgate
Adulterate P/S
Verb
Ambidextrous Def.
able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
Ambidextrous P/S
Adj.
Ambidextrous Syn.
Versatile, facile
Ambidextrous Ant.
Clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit
Ambidextrous Stress
ambidex’trous
Augment Def.
to make larger, increase
Augment Srress
augment’
Augment Syn.
Enlarge, supplement, amplify
Augment Ant.
decrease, diminish
Augment P/S
Verb
Bereft Def.
deprived of; made unhapy through a loss
Bereft Syn.
Deveaved
Bereft Ant.
Replete, well provided
Bereft Stress
bereft’
Bereft P/S
adj., part.
Deploy Def.
to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
Deploy P/S
Verb
Deploy Syn.
Station, organize
Deploy Stress
deploy’
Dour Def.
stern, unyielding, gloomy ill-humored
Dour P/S
adj.
Dour Stress
dour ( none)
Dour Syn.
Harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine
Dour Ant.
cheery, inviting, genial
Fortitude Def.
courage in facing difficulties
Fortitude P/S
noun
Fortitude Syn.
resolve, steadfastness, mettle
Fortitude Ant.
fearfulness, timidity, fainheartedness
Fortitude Stress
for’titude
Gape Def.
to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
Gape Stress
gape (none)
Gape P/S
Verb
Gape Syn.
gawk, ogle
Gibe Def.
v: to utter taunting words, n: and expression of scorn
Gibe Stress
gibe (none)
Gibe Syn.
v: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer
Gibe Ant.
n: compliment, praise
Gibe P/S
verb or noun
Guise Def.
an external appearance, cover, mask
Guise Stress.
guise (none)
Guise Syn.
Costume, semblance, pretense
Guise P/S
noun
Insidious Def.
intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
Insidious Syn.
Cunning, underhanded, perfidious
Insidious Ant.
Frank, ingenuous, aboveboard
Insidious Stress
insid’ious
Insidious P/S
adj.
Opulent Def.
wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
Opulent Stress
Op’ulent
Opulent P/S
adj.
Opulent Syn.
rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant
Opulent Ant.
poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute
Pliable Def.
easily bet, flexible; easily influenced
Pliable Stress
pli’able
Pliable Syn.
Supple, adaptable, resilient
Pliable Ant.
rigid, inflexible, recalcititrant
Pliable P/S
adj.
Reiterate Def.
to say again, repeat
Reiterate Stress
reit’erate
Reiterate p/s
verb
Reiterate Syn.
restate, rehash, recapitulate
Stolid Def.
not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull
Stolid P/s
adj.
Stolid Stress
stol’id
Stolid Syn.
impassive, phlegmatic
Stolid Ant.
emotional. oversensitive, high-strung
Tentative Def.
experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
Tentative Stress
ten’tative
Tentative Syn.
provisional, inconclusive
Tentative Ant.
definite, conclusive, confirmed
Tentative P/s
adj.
Unkempt def.
not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
Unkempt Stress
unkempt’
Unkempt P/s
adj.
Unkempt Syn.
sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough
Unkempt Ant.
well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty
Verbatim Def.
word for word; exactly as written or spoken
Verbatim p/s
adj., adv.
Verbatim Stress
verba’tim
Warily Def
cautiously, with great care
Warily P/s
adv.
Warily Stress
war’ily
Warily Syn.
carefully, prudently, gingerly
Warily Ant.
recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously
