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(verb):to make less.
how can you tell whether the chopped-meat patty you ate for lunch had been adulterated with artificial coloring and other foreign substances? |
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(adj)using both hands equally well.
many ball players can bat from either side of the plate, but they cannot throw well with each hand uless they are ambidextrous. |
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(verb)to increase.
the company commander called his troops together and asked for more volunteers to augment the strentgh of the raiding party. |
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(adj)deprived.
what a tragedy that in the twilight of her life the unfortunate woman should be bereft of all her loved ones! |
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(verb)to place strategically.
an experienced baseball manager deployed his outfielders according to the strengths or weaknesses of the opposing batters. |
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(noun)strength and courage in facing danger or trouble.
Americas earliest settlers faced the hardships of life on the frontier with fortitude and faith. |
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(verb)to open wide.
the dentist made there patient gape to get started. |
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(verb)to mock, jeer.
why should i be the object of all those gibes just because I'm wearing baby-blue Bermuda shorts on campus? |
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(adj)sullen;gloomy.
the dour expressions on jurors faces as they grimly filed back into the courtroom did not bode well for the defendant. |
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(adj)outward appearance.
in Shakespeare's famous tragedy Othello,lago comes to Othello in the guise of the friend but proves to be a deadly enemy. |
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(adj)tricky or sneaky.
to this day, historians are still debating whether or not Aaron Burr was guilty of an insidious plot to break the United States. |
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(noun)hint or clue
Joe gave no intimation of why he didn't hit Luke. |
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(adj)Rich or expensive.
Henry always thinks he has an opulent life. |
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(verb)Repeat or say again.
my father likes to reiterate what he says so he can get his point across to me. |
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(adj)emotionless or doesn't show emotion.
Mark always tries to prove that he is a stolid person to people. |
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(adj)easily changeable.
since his acceptance of the invitation was only tentative, the hostess may be one man short at the dinner party. |
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(adj)untidy.
Jon always keeps his room very unkempt |
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(adj) word for word.
Josh said Abraham Lincolns speech verbatim. |
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(adj)bendable.
the twigs in the bushes were very pliable. |
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(adj)carefully.
Sam warily crossed the road. |
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