Vocab 1

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(v.) to corrupt or make worse with the addition of something of lesser value, to make impure by adding extraneous, improper, or inferior ingredients.
adulterate
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(adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful with both hands, deceitful, hypocritical
ambidextrous
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(v.) to increase in amount or intensity; to make larger, to make something greater by adding to it.
augment
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(adj.) deprived of, made unhappy through a loss.
bereft
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(v.) to position or arrange; to utilize or form up, to move troops into positions for military action.
deploy
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(adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored, relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance.
dour
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(n.) courage in facing difficulties, courage in pain or adversity.
fortitude
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(v.) to stare open mouthed; to open the mouth wide, to open wide.
gape
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(v.) to utter taunting, heckling, or jeering remarks. (n.) an expression of scorn.
gibe
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(n.) an external appearance, cover, or mask; semblance; aspect, false appearance; pretense, assumed appearance.
guise
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(adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly; treacherous, working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner.
insidious
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(n.) a hint; an indirect suggestion, a slight suggestion or vague understanding.
intimation
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(adj.) wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose, characterized by extravagance or rich abundance; lavish or luxuriant.
opulent
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(adj.) easily bent; flexible; capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs, easily influenced, persuaded, or controlled.
pliable
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(v.) to say again; repeat, to say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity.
reiterate
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not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull; unresponsive, calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.
stolid
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(adj.) not certain or fixed; provisional, experimental in nature; uncertain; hesitant.
tentative
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(adj.) having an untidy or disheveled appearance (especially of a person), not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished; rude.
unkempt
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(adj.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken (adv.) in exactly the same words as were used originally.
verbatim
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(adj.) cautiously; with great care (adv.) in a way that demonstrates a lack of trust.
warily
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