Vocab Unit 1

Question 1

Ambidextrous

Answer 1

Adj.
able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
Syn: versatile, facile
Ant: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit

Question 2

Augment

Answer 2

V.
To make larger; increase
Syn: enlarge, supplement, amplify
Ant: decrease, diminish

Question 3

Bereft

Answer 3

Adj.
Deprived of; made unhappy through loss
Syn: bereaved
Ant: replete, well provided

Question 4

Deploy

Answer 4

V.
Position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
Syn: station, well provided

Question 5

Dour

Answer 5

Adj.
Stern, ill humored, gloomy, unyielding
Syn: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine
Ant: cherry, inviting, genial

Question 6

Fortitude

Answer 6

N.
Courage in facing difficulties
Syn: resolve, steadfastness, mettle
Ant: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness

Question 7

Adulterate

Answer 7

V.
To corrupt; make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
Syn: contaminate, pollute, silly
Ant: purify, purge, expurgate

Question 8

gape

Answer 8

v.
to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
Syn: gawk, ogle

Question 9

Gibe

Answer 9

V.
To utter taunting words
N.
An expression of scorn
Syn (v.): ridicule, mock, deride, jeer
Ant (n.) compliment, praise

Question 10

Guise

Answer 10

N.
External appearance, mask, cover
Syn: costume, semblance, pretense

Question 11

Insidious

Answer 11

Adj.
Intended to deceive or entrap; sly , treacherous
Syn: cunning, underhanded, perfidious
Ant: frank, ingenious, aboveboard

Question 12

Intimation

Answer 12

N.
A hint, indirect suggestion
Syn: clue, indication, inkling

Question 13

Oplulent

Answer 13

Adj.
Wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
Syn: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant
Ant: poverty- stricken, wretched, destitute

Question 14

Pliable

Answer 14

Adj.
Easily bent, flexible, easily influenced
Syn: supple, adaptable, resilient
Ant: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant

Question 15

Reiterate

Answer 15

V.
To say again, repeat
Syn: restate, rehash, recapitulate

Question 16

Stolid

Answer 16

Adj.
not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
Syn: impassive, phlegmatic
Ant: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung

Question 17

Tentative

Answer 17

Adj.
Experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
Syn: provisional, inconclusive
Ant: definite, conclusive, confirmed

Question 18

Unkempt

Answer 18

Adj.
Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained, unpolished, rude
Syn: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough
Ant: well groomed, tidy, neat, natty

Question 19

Verbatim

Answer 19

Adj, adv
Word for word; exactly as written or spoken
Syn (adj.) exact (adv.) precisely
Ant (adj.) paraphrased

Question 20

Warily

Answer 20

Adv.

cautiously, with great care