Unit 1 Vocabulary - Level E PDF

# Unit 1 Vocabulary - Level E ## Adulterate - *v.* - To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value - I was horrified when Brad adulterated his cream of crab soup with copious amounts of hot sauce. ## Ambidextrous - *adj.* - Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful;...

# Unit 1 Vocabulary - Level E ## Adulterate - *v.* - To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value - I was horrified when Brad adulterated his cream of crab soup with copious amounts of hot sauce. ## Ambidextrous - *adj.* - Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical. - It is useful in many sports to be ambidextrous and able to handle the ball with both hands. ## Augment - *v.* - To make larger, increase. - People seek intelligent investments in order to augment the money in their portfolios. ## Bereft - *adj.* - Deprived of; made unhappy because of loss. - Because Sparky's death left Victor bereft, he decided to find a way to bring back his dog. ## Deploy - *v.* - To position or arrange; to utilize; to form up. - In the game of Stratego, it's very important how you deploy your game pieces. ## Dour - *adj.* - Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored. - When photography first came about, people did not smile for pictures, instead posing with dour looks upon their faces. ## Fortitude - *n.* - Courage in facing difficulties. - In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many residents of New Orleans needed to display extreme fortitude in order to survive. ## Gape - *v.* - To stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide. - Babies often gape in amazement when they see new things. ## Gibe - *v.* - To utter taunting words. - The opponents of the mayor gibed him during his campaign kickoff speech. - An expression of scorn - What one child might see as innocent gibes, another child might see as bullying, so it's better not to pick on anyone at all. ## Guise - *n.* - An external appearence, cover, mask. - By going about the party in the guise of a waiter, the spy was able to keep the international arms dealer under surveillance. ## Insidious - *adj.* - Intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous. - The Joker's insidious plans are meant to cause chaos and anarchy. ## Intimation - *n.* - A hint, indirect suggestion - Creepy music and dark lighting is a pretty good intimation that someone in a horror movie is gonna git kilt. ## Opulent - *adj.* - Wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose - When rock bands suddenly have a hit record, they often quickly adapt to an opulent lifestyle. ## Pliable - *adj.* - Easily bent, flexible; easily influenced. - When building a boat, it is important to choose wood that is pliable and will bend along with the frame. ## Reiterate - *v.* - To say again, repeat. - On a number of occasions in his "I Have a Dream" speech, Martin Luther King, Jr. reiterated his vision of a country without racial barriers. ## Stolid - *adj.* - Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive. - Teachers find it difficult to deal with stolid students that just stare at the teacher with blank looks. ## Tentative - *adj.* - Experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant. - Sometime around their first birthdays, babies begin to take their first wobbly, tentative steps. ## Unkempt - *adj.* - Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude. - Sometimes it takes teenage boys a while to figure out that an unkempt appearance does not appeal to the ladies. ## Verbatim - *adj., adv.* - Word for word; exactly as written or spoken. - The DVDs were appropriately named, since they make verbatim copies of video files. - When I was in college, I had to recite the first 25 lines of Canterbury Tales verbatim—and in Middle English, no less. ## Warily - *adv.* - Cautiously, with great care. - If you ever feel the impulse to approach a sleeping tiger, you should do so warily.