Vocabulary workshop level E, Unit 1,2,3 Flashcards
adulterate
contaminate, pollute
ambidextrous
versatile, flexible
augment
supplement, amplify
bereft
deprived of, lacking
deploy
station, organise
dour
harsh, forbidding
fortitude
resolve, steadfastness
gape
ogle
gibe
mock, jeer
guise
costume, appearance
insidious
cunning, subtle
intimation
clue, inkling
opulent
rich, plentiful
pliable
adaptable, resilient
reiterate
restate, recapitulate
stolid
impassive, unemotional
tentative
provisional, inconclusive
unkempt
messy, rough
verbatim
exact, precisely
warily
prudently, cautiously
adroit
skilful, clever
amicable
friendly, cordial
averse
disinclined, opposed
belligerent
assertive, at war
benevolent
well-meaning, kind
cursory
quick, superficial
duplicity
double-dealing, deceit
extol
glorify, applaud
feasible
workable, viable
grimace
pained expression, facial contortion
holocaust
devastation, annihilation
impervious
resistant, impenetrable
impetus
impulse, spur
jeopardy
risk, hazard
meticulous
fastidious, careful
nostalgia
remembrance, sentimentality
quintessence
exemplar, paragon
retrogress
decline, revert
scrutinize
inspect
tepid
lukewarm, half-hearted
adversary
antagonist
alienate
separate, drive apart
artifice
trickery, deception
coerce
pressure, bully
craven
cowardly, fearful
culinary
related to cooking
demise
decease, passing away
exhilarate
stimulate, excite
fallow
unproductive, dormant
harass
annoy, bedevil
inclement
implacable, stormy
liquidate
pay off, terminate
muse
contemplate
negligible
insignificant, trivial
perpetuate
continue, preserve
precedent
guide, tradition
punitive
penalising, retaliatory
redress
correct, mitigate
sojourn
visit, brief stay
urbane
elegant