1. Vocabulary
McCloud
Level E
Unit 1

2. Adulterate
V- To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully
Antonyms: purify, purge, expurgate

3. Ambidextrous
Adj. Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceit, hypocritical
Synonyms: versatile, facile
Antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit

4. Augment V. to make larger, increase Syn- enlarge, supplement, amplify
Ant- decrease, diminish

5. Bereft Adj - deprived of; made unhappy through a loss Syn-bereaved
Ant- replete, well provided

6. V- to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
deploy
V- to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
Syn- station, organize

7. Dour Adj- stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
Syn- harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine
Ant- cheery, inviting, genial

8. fortitude N- courage in facing difficulties
Syn- resolve, steadfastness, mettle
Ant- fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness

9. gape V- to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
Syn- gawk, ogle
Ant- NA

10. Gibe V- to utter taunting words N-an expression of scorn
Syn- V- ridicule, mock, deride, jeer,
Ant-N- compliment, praise

11. Guise N- an external appearance, cover, mask
Syn- costume, semblance, pretense
Ant-NA

12. Insidious Adj- intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
Syn-cunning, underhanded, perfidious
Ant- frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

13. N- a hint, indirect suggestion Syn-clue, indication, inkling Ant- NA
Intimation
N- a hint, indirect suggestion
Syn-clue, indication, inkling
Ant- NA

14. Opulent Adj- wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
Syn-rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant
Ant-poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute

15. Pliable Adj- easily bent, flexible, easily influenced
Syn- Supple, adaptable, resilient
Ant- rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant

16. Reiterate V- to say again, repeat Syn- restate, rehash, recapitulate
Ant-NA

17. Stolid Adj- not easily moved mentally or emotionally; mdull
Syn- impassive, phlegmatic
Ant- emotional, oversensitive, high- strung, dull

18. tentative Adj- experimental in nature, uncertain, hesitant
Syn-provisional, inconclusive
Ant-definite, conclusive, confirmed

19. Unkempt
Adj. not comb; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
Syn- sloppy, disheveled, disordered,
rough
Ant- well-groomed, tidy, neat, neat, natty

20. verbatim
Adj, adv- word for word, exactly as spoken
Syn- adj-exact, adv-precisely
Ant-adj-paraphrased

21. Warily Adv.-cautiously, with great care
Syn – carefully, prudently, gingerly
Ant- recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously