Vocab 16 Flashcards

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Ambidextrous

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Able to use both hands equally well

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Adulterate

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To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

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Augment

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To make larger, increase

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Bereft

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Deprived of, made unhappy through a loss

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Deploy

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To position or arrange to utilize, to form up

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Dour

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Stern unyielding: gloomy, ill humored

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Fortitude

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Courage in facing difficulties

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Gape

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To stare with open mouth, to open wide

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Gibe

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To utter taunting words, an expression of scorn

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Guise

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An external appearance, cover, mask

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Insidious

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Intended to deceive or entrap, sly treacherous

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Intimation

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A hing, indirect suggestion

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Opulent

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Wealthy luxurious, ample, grandiose

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Pliable

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Easily bent, flexible, easily influenced

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Reiterate

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To say again, repeat

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Stolid

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Not easily moved, mentally or emotionally, dull unresponsive

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Tentative

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Experimental in nature, uncertain, hesitant

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Unkempt

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Not combed, untidy, not properly maintained, unpolished rude

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Verbatim

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Word for word exact

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Warily

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Cautiously, with great care