Vocabulary Workshop Level E; Unit 1

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Verbatim

(adj.) (adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken * synonyms: exact; precisely * antonyms: paraphased

Ambidextrous

(adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; decietful, hypocritical * synonyms: versatile, facile * clumsy, all thumbs, maladriot

Warily

(adj.) cautiously, with great care * synonyms: carefully, prudently * antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously

Bereft

(adj.) deprive of; made unhappy through a loss * synonyms: bereaved * acronyms: replete, well provided

Pliable

(adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced * synonyms: supple, adaptable, resilient * antonyms: rigid, in flexible,recalcitrant

Tentative

(adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant * synonyms: provisional, inconclusive * antonyms: definite, conclusive, confirmed

Insidious

(adj.) intended to decieve or entrap; sly, treacherous * synonmys: cunning, underhanded, perfidious * antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

Unkempt

(adj.) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude * synonyms: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough * antonyms; well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty

Stolid

(adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive * synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic * antonyms: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung

Dour

(adj.) stern, unyeilding, gloomy, ill-humored * synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine * acronyms: cheering, inviting, genial

Opulent

(adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose * synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant * antonyms: povery-stricken, wretched, destitute

Intimation

(n.) a hint; indirect suggestion * synonyms: clue, indication, inkling

Guise

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

Fortitude

(n.) courage in facing difficulties * synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle * antonyms: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness

Gibe

(v.) (n.) to utter taughting words; an expression of scorn * synonyms: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer * antonyms: (n.) compliment, praise

Adulterate

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

Augment

(v.) to make larger, increase * synonyms: enlarge, 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, rehash, recapitulate

Gape

(v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide * synonyms: gawk, ogle


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