1. Level E Unit 1 Vocabulary

2. ADULTERATE
Definition: (v.) To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute
Antonyms:
purify, purge

3. AMBIDEXTROUS
Definition: (adj.) able to use both hands equally well, very skillful, deceitful
Synonyms: versatile, facile
Antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit

4. AUGMENT Definition: (v.) to make larger, increase
Synonyms: enlarge, supplement
Antonyms: decrease, diminish

5. BEREFT
Definition: (adj., part.) deprived of, unhappy through loss of something
Synonyms: bereaved
Antonyms: replete, well-provided

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

7. DOUR Definition: (Adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy,
Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding
Antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial

8. FORTITUDE Definition: (n.) courage in facing difficulties
Synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle
Antonyms: fearfulness, timidity

9. GAPE Definition: (v.) to stare with open mouth; to open wide
Synonyms: gawk, ogle

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

11. GUISE Definition: (n.) an external appearance, cover, mask
Synonyms: costume, pretense

12. INSIDIOUS Definition: (adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly
Synonyms: cunning, underhanded
Antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

13. INTIMATION Definition: (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion
Synonyms: clue, indication, inkling

14. OPULENT Definition: (adj.) wealthy, luxurious, grandiose
Synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant
Antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched

15. PLIABLE Definition: (adj.) easily bent, flexible, easily influenced
Synonyms: supple, adaptable, resilient
Antonyms: rigid, inflexible

16. REITERATE Definition: (v.) to say again, repeat
Synonyms: restate, rehash, recapitulate

17. STOLID
Definition: (adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally, dull, unresponsive
Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic
Antonyms: emotional, oversensitive
The opposite of love is not hate,
it's indifference. The opposite
of art is not ugliness, it's indifference.
The opposite of faith is not heresy,
it's indifference. And the opposite
of life is not death,
it's indifference.”
  Elie Wiesel

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

19. UNKEMPT Definition: (adj.) not combed, untidy, rude
Synonyms: sloppy, disheveled, rough
Antonyms: well-groomed, tidy, neat

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

21. WARILY Definition: (adv.) cautiously, with care
Synonyms: carefully, prudently, gingerly
Antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly