Vocabulary Workshop Level E (enriched edition) Unit 1

ambidextrous

(adj.)able to use both hands equally well; very skillful, deceitful, hypocritical Synonyms: versatile, flexible Antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs

pliable

(adj.)easily bent, flexible; easily influenced Synonyms: adaptable, resilient Antonyms: inflexible, recalcitrant

tentative

(adj.)experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant Synonyms: provisional, inconclusive Antonyms: conclusive, confirmed

insidious

(adj.)intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous Synonyms: cunning, dastardly, perfidious Antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

unkempt

(adj.)not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude Synonyms: sloppy, disordered, rough Antonyms: well-groomed, tidy

stolid

(adj.)not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic Antonyms: emotional, oversensitive

dour

(adj.)stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine Antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial

opulent

(adj.)wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose Synonyms: rich, plentiful, abundant Antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute

verbatim

(adj., adv.)word for word; exactly as written or spoken Synonyms: (adj.) exact; (adv.) precisely Antonyms: (adj.) paraphrased

bereft

(adj., part.)deprived of; made unhappy through a loss Synonym: bereaved Antonyms: replete, well provided

warily

(adv.)cautiously, with great care Synonyms: prudently, gingerly Antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously

intimation

(n.)a hint, indirect suggestion Synonyms: clue, inkling

guise

(n.)an external appearance, cover, mask Synonyms: costume, semblance, pretense

fortitude

(n.)courage in facing difficulties Synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle Antonyms: fearfulness, faintheartedness

adulterate

(v.)to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully Antonyms: purify, purge, expurgate

augment

(v.)to make larger, increase Synonyms: supplement, amplify Antonyms: decrease, diminish

deploy

(v.)to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up Synonyms: station, organize

reiterate

(v.)to say again, repeat Synonyms: restate, recapitulate

gape

(v.)to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide Synonyms: ogle

gibe

(v.)to utter taunting words; (n.)an expression of scorn Synonyms: (v.) ridicule, mock, deride, jeer Antonyms: (n.) compliment, praise