Vocabulary
Unit 1
Academic English 10
To Adulterate (verb)
 to
corrupt, make worse by the addition of
something of lesser value
The soup will be
great as long as the
chef does not
adulterate (ruin) it
with too much salt.
Ambidextrous athlete (adj.)
 able
to use both hands equally well
The ambidextrous
artist draws equally
well with both her
left and right
hands.
Pat Venditte pitches with both his left and right arms; he wears
a custom made six-finger glove so that he can switch hands
easily while on the mound (T.O.N.Y. Sports)
To augment (verb)
 (v)
to make larger, increase
In order to augment
(increase) her income,
she worked overtime
every day of the week.
Bereft
left without
fans (adj.)
 deprived
loss
of, made unhappy through a
The Miami Heat
were left bereft
(without) of a
championship
because the
Mavericks were
the better team.
To deploy (verb)
 (v)
to position or arrange, to utilize, to form up
Our country’s
military leaders
must decide
how to deploy
(use) our
troops around
the world.
If an emergency arises, a skydiver must know how
to deploy the reserve chute.
 Complete
sentences # 1, 2, 3, 14 and 20
on pages 19-20
adulterate
ambidextrous
augment
bereft
deploy
The
Thedour
sour expression (adj.)
 (adj)
stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
The man’s dour
(sour) expression
made it clear that
he was not happy
about the job he
had to do.
fort
(n.)
Your fortitude
(n.)
 (n)
courage in facing difficulties
Amelia Earhart needed
to have great fortitude
(courage) to become
the first woman to fly
across the Atlantic
Ocean.
Mehrangarh Fort: Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
http://www.ameliaearhart.com/
To gape (v.)
 to
state with open mouth, to open the mouth
wide, to open wide
When the man heard Aron
Ralston’s story of survival his
mouth gaped (hung open)
in amazement.
To gibe (v. and n.)
 to
utter taunting words
 an expression of scorn
Gibe is like
Although the words were insulting,
she knew her friends were simply
jab,
taking
using the gibes ( ) to get a reaction
from her.
shots at
The comedian is so quick witted
that he is able to gibe at every
someone
or
member of the audience before he
has finished his set.
something.
A surprising
guise(n.)
(n.)
Dis - guise
 (n)
an external appearance, cover, mask
The detective
could see through
the guise (mask)
to recognize that
there is a child
behind those thick
eyebrows and
mustache.
 Complete
sentences # 6, 7, 8, 10 and 16
on page 19-20
The insidious advertisement (adj.)
 (adj)
meant to deceive/trick someone, sly
The Camel cigarette company
came up with an insidious (sly)
plan to market cigarettes to
children using a cartoon
camel.
Give anhint
intimation
- imation(n.)
(n.)
 (n)
a hint, suggestion
When trying to solve
a mystery, you must
keep an eye out for
any tiny clue that
might provide an
intimation (hint)
about who the
guilty person is.
http://www.cio.com/article/facial-expressions-test
Opulent homes (adj.)
 (adj)

wealthy, luxurious
Opulent like an opal
The man’s opulent (lavish)
lifestyle reached its peak
when he decided to build
the most expensive home
on the planet.
http://www.overseaspropertymall.com
Pliable materials (adj.)
 (adj)
easy to bend, flexible
In order to make
steel pliable
(bendable), you
must apply great
force.
To reiterate the rules (v.)
 (v)

to say again, repeat
“re” means again
Allow me
to reiterate what I
said before, you’re
one heck of a worker!
You work hard; when
it’s time to work, you
you work hard!
Because he could
think of nothing
new to say, the
boss decided to
reiterate the same
point over and
over and over.
Thank goodness it
was a compliment!
 Complete
sentences # 4,13,15,18 and 19
on pages 19-20
her stolid response (adj.)
 (adj)
someone whose mind or emotions
you can’t change easily; unresponsive
He’s so stolid
(unresponsive) that
even the news that
he had just inherited
a million dollars was
not enough to
make him smile.
Stolid = Solid…
like a rock
emotionally unmoving
Tentative response (adj.)
 uncertain,
hesitant, not set in stone
 A “tent” isn’t permanent, can be taken
down, it is a tentative residence.
Because the boy
had a habit of
spending money
foolishly, his father
was tentative
(hesitant) when
handing the
money to him.
Unkempt room (adj.)
 untidy,
unpolished, not done up
 Like un-kept, not keeping up with your
appearance
The unkempt beard gave clear evidence
of the man’s off-beat sense of style.
His desk wouldn’t look so unkempt if
he had kept up with all of his work!
Verbatim (adj., adv.)
 (adj,
adv) word for word
 Saying or repeating “per” word
The teacher had such high expectations for the
accuracy of the students’ answers that she would
only give credit if they repeated her ideas
verbatim.
Walk Warily (adv.)
 cautiously,
being very careful as you go
Walk warily
(carefully) in a
recently cleaned
area; beware of
slippery floors!
 Complete
sentences # 5, 9, 11, 12 and 17
on page 19-20; then, complete the review
sentences on the website. They are due
next Wednesday.