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vocabulary chapter 1
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11th Grade
09/25/2008

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Term
ambidextrous
Definition

(Adj)  able to use both hands equally well , very skillful, deceitful, hypocritical

 

synonyms:  versatile, facile

antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit

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augment
Definition

(v) to make larger, increase

 

synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify

antonyms: decrease, diminish

 

Term
dour
Definition

(Adj) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill humored

 

synonyms: harsh, bleak forbidding, saturnine

antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial

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deploy
Definition

(v) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

 

synonyms: station, organize

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adulterate

Definition

(v) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

 

synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully

antonyms: purify, purge, expurgate

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bereft
Definition

 

adj -deprived of,  made unhappy through a loss

 

syn- bereaved

ant- replete, well provided

 

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fortitude

noun

Definition

courage in facing difficulties

syn resolve, mettle, steadfastness

Term
gape
Definition

to open wide

syn  gawk, ogle

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gibe
Definition

verb-to utter taunting words

noun- an expression of scorn

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guise
Definition

external appearance

 

costumes, pretense

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insidious
Definition

(adj) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

 

synonym: cunning underhanded, perfidious

antonym: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

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