adulterate To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value Ex: He adulterated the orange juice by pouring dirty water into the jug.

ambidextrous Able to use both hands equally well. Ex: That girl must be ambidextrous, she writes as well with he left hand as she does with her right.

augment To make larger, increase Ex: I want to augment my bank account, so I’m getting another job.

bereft Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss Ex: After my hamster and cat killed each other I was completely bereft of pets. Man that hamster put up a fight.

deploy To position or arrange Ex: The general deployed his soldiers to different areas of the battle field.

dour Stern, gloomy, ill-humored Ex: That teacher is just so dour, he seems like he’s always angry no matter how well the day is going.

Fortitude Courage in facing difficulties The people who live in New Jersey showed great fortitude during and after super storm Sandy.

Gape To stare with an open mouth Ex: When we saw that unicorn run across the parking lot everyone just stopped and gaped in amazement.

gibe To utter taunting words As the teacher walked away with his back turned the student couldn’t help but add one last gibe about him being bald.

guise An external appearance; cover; mask Ex. The crook snuck into the museum by putting on the guise of a police officer.