Level E
Unit 1
Vocabulary
ADULTURATE
Definition: (v.) To corrupt, make worse by
the addition of something of lesser value
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute
Antonyms:
purify, purge
AMBIDEXTROUS
Definition: (adj.) able to use both hands
equally well, very skillful, deceitful
Synonyms: versatile, facile
Antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit
AUGMENT
Definition: (v.) to make larger, increase
Synonyms: enlarge, supplement
Antonyms: decrease, diminish
BEREFT
Definition: (adj., part.) deprived of,
unhappy through loss of something
Synonyms: bereaved
Antonyms: replete, well-provided
DEPLOY
Definition: (v.) to position or arrange; to
utilize; to form up
Synonyms: station, organize
DOUR
Definition: (Adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy,
Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding
Antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial
FORTITUDE
Definition: (n.) courage in facing difficulties
Synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle
Antonyms: fearfulness, timidity
GAPE
Definition: (v.) to stare with open mouth; to
open wide
Synonyms: gawk, ogle
GIBE
Definition: (v.) to utter taunting words; (n.)
an expression of scorn
Synonyms: ridicule, mock, jeer
Antonyms: compliment, praise
GUISE
Definition: (n.) an external appearance,
cover, mask
Synonyms: costume, pretense
INSIDIOUS
Definition: (adj.) intended to deceive or
entrap; sly
Synonyms: cunning, underhanded
Antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard
INTIMATION
Definition: (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion
Synonyms: clue, indication, inkling
OPULENT
Definition: (adj.) wealthy, luxurious,
grandiose
Synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant
Antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched
PLIABLE
Definition: (adj.) easily bent, flexible, easily
influenced
Synonyms: supple, adaptable, resilient
Antonyms: rigid, inflexible
REITERATE
 Definition: (v.) to say
again, repeat
 Synonyms: restate,
rehash, recapitulate
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
TENTATIVE
Definition: (adj.) experimental in nature;
uncertain, hesitant
Synonyms: provisional, inconclusive
Antonyms: definite, conclusive, confirmed
UNKEMPT
Definition: (adj.) not combed, untidy, rude
Synonyms: sloppy, disheveled, rough
Antonyms: well-groomed, tidy, neat
VERBATIM
Definition: (adj., adv.) word for word,
exactly as written or spoken
Synonyms: exact, precisely
Antonyms: paraphrased
WARILY
Definition: (adv.) cautiously, with care
Synonyms: carefully, prudently, gingerly
Antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly