1. We adulterate our crops when we spray them with pesticides.

2. To make worse by adding something of lesser value Synonym: contaminate
Adulterate- Verb
To make worse by adding something of lesser value
Synonym: contaminate

3. An ambidextrous pitcher is very valuable to a baseball team.

4. Ambidextrous-adjective
Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful
Synonym: versatile

5. Many families have to augment their income with second jobs in order to pay their bills.

6. To make larger; to increase Synonym-to enlarge; to supplement
augment-verb
To make larger; to increase
Synonym-to enlarge; to supplement

7. People who live to be very old may find themselves bereft of friends and family.

8. Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss synonym-bereaved
bereft-adjective
Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
synonym-bereaved

9. If you join the U.S. military, they may deploy you to Afghanistan.

10. To position or to arrange; to form up
deploy- verb
To position or to arrange; to form up
Synonym- to station or to organzie

11. The young man wore a dour expression when he found out he got fired.

12. Unpleasant; gloomy Synonym-harsh
dour-adjective
Unpleasant; gloomy
Synonym-harsh

13. The residents of Louisiana showed incredible fortitude during and after hurricane Katrina.

14. Courage in facing difficulties Synonym-resolve
fortitude-noun
Courage in facing difficulties
Synonym-resolve

15. The hippo is famous for its ability to gape.

16. gape-verb
To stare with mouth open;to open the mouth wide in amazement, shock, awe
Synonym:gawk

17. Max threw a snowball at Dan because Dan was gibing Max about his snowpants

18. gibe-verb/noun
To say teasing or taunting words; the teasing words
Synonym:to ridicule

19. The thief didn't have a very good guise and the police quickly caught and arrested him.

20. External appearance, cover, mask Synonym-costume
guise-noun
External appearance, cover, mask
Synonym-costume

21. The investigators discovered the man had an insidious scheme to rob people of their life savings.

22. intended to deceive; sly;treacherous Synonym-cunning
insidious- adjective
intended to deceive; sly;treacherous
Synonym-cunning

23. The boy was too shy to give any intimation about what was bothering him.

24. A hint, an indirect suggestion Synonym-clue, indication
Intimation-noun
A hint, an indirect suggestion
Synonym-clue, indication

25. The tour guide showed us the opulent living quarters of the royal family.

26. wealthy; luxurious Synonym-rich
opulent-adjective
wealthy; luxurious
Synonym-rich

27. Most erasers are pliable.

28. easily bent; flexible Synonym-supple
pliable-adjective
easily bent; flexible
Synonym-supple

29. Public safety officials find it necessary to reiterate warnings about not texting while driving.

30. to say again; repeat Synonym- to restate
reiterate-verb
to say again; repeat
Synonym- to restate

31. Stolid people tend to keep most things in stride, just like cats!

32. not easily moved mentally or emotionally; unresponsive
Stolid-adjective
not easily moved mentally or emotionally; unresponsive
Synonym-impassive

33. We circled April 15th as the tentative date for the party because we weren't sure if everyone could make it.

34. uncertain, hesitant Synonym-inconclusive
Tentative-adjective
uncertain, hesitant
Synonym-inconclusive

35. Tom's boss told him to do something about his unkempt appearance.

36. Not tidy; not combed; not properly maintained Synonym-sloppy
unkempt-adjective
Not tidy; not combed; not properly maintained
Synonym-sloppy

37. When you repeat something word for word, you are repeating it verbatim.

38. Verbatim-adjective/adverb
Word for word; exactly as is written or spoken
Synonym-Adj: exact
Adv: precisely

39. It was late at night, and Angela warily walked home keeping her eye out for strangers.

40. warily-adverb (wary-adjective)
cautiously; with great care
Synonym-carefully