Vocab- Unit 1

Question 0

Ambidextrous

Answer 0

adj. able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical

Question 1

Adulterate

Answer 1

v. to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

Question 2

Augment

Answer 2

v. to make larger, increase

Question 3

Bereft

Answer 3

adj. deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

Question 4

Deploy

Answer 4

v. to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

Question 5

Dour

Answer 5

adj. stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

Question 6

Fortitude

Answer 6

n. courage in facing difficulties

Question 7

Gape

Answer 7

v. to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

Question 8

Gibe

Answer 8

v. to utter taunting words

n. an expression of scorn

Question 9

Guise

Answer 9

v. an external appearance, cover, mask

Question 10

Insidious

Answer 10

adj. intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

Question 11

Intimation

Answer 11

n. a hint, indirect suggestion

Question 12

Opulent

Answer 12

adj. wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

Question 13

Pliable

Answer 13

adj. easily bent; easily influenced

Question 14

Reiterate

Answer 14

v. to say again, repeat

Question 15

Stolid

Answer 15

adj. not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive

Question 16

Tentative

Answer 16

adj. experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

Question 17

Unkempt

Answer 17

adj. not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

Question 18

Verbaitum

Answer 18

adj. adv. word for word: exactly as written or spoken

Question 19

Warily

Answer 19

adv. cautiously, with great care