Sadlier-Oxford Vocab Level E Unit 1-3

Adulterate

(v.) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully
Antonyms: purify, purge, expurgate

Ambidextrous

(adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
Synonyms: versatile, facile
Antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit

Augment

(v.) to make larger, increase
Synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify
Antonyms: decrease, diminish

Bereft

(adj., part.) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
Synonyms: bereaved
Antonyms: replete, well provided

Deploy

(v.) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
Synonyms: station, organize

Dour

(adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturine
Antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial

Fortitude

(n.) courage in facing difficulties
Synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle
Antonyms: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness

Gape

(v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
Synonyms: gawk, ogle

Gibe

(v.) to utter taunting words; (n.) an expression of scorn
Synonyms: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer
Antonyms: compliment, praise

Guise

(n.) an external appearance, cover, mask
Synonyms: costume, sembalance, pretense

Insidious

(adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
Synonyms: cunning, underhanded, perfidious
Antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

Intimation

(n.) a hint, indirect suggection
Synonyms: clue, indication, inkling

Opulent

(adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiouse
Synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant
Antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute

Pliable

(adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
Synonyms: supple, adaptable, resilient
Antonyms: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant

Reiterate

(v.) to say again, repeat
Synonyms: restate, rehash, recapitulate

Stolid

(adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic
Antonyms: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung

Tentative

(adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
Synonyms: provisional, inconclusive
Antonyms: definite, conclusive, confirmed

Unkempt

(adj.) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
Synonyms: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough
Antonyms: well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty

Verbatim

(adj., adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken
Synonyms: exact, precisely
Antonyms: paraphrased

Warily

(adv.) cautiously, with great care
Synonyms: carefully, prudently, gingerly
Antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously

Adroit

(adj.) skillful, experiment in the use of the hands or mind
Synonyms: clever, deft, dexterous, slick
Antonyms: clumsy, inept, all thumbs

amicable

(adj.) peaceable, friendly
Synonyms: congenial, neighborly, cordial
Antonyms: hostile, antagonisti

averse

(adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
Synonyms: disinclined, loath
Antonyms: favorably disposed, eager, keen

belligerent

(adj.) given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war
Synonyms: assertive, truculent, pugnacious
Antonyms: peaceful, conciliatory, placid

benevolent

(adj.) kindly, charitable
Synonyms: benign, well-meaning
Antonyms: malicious, spiteful, malevolent

cursory

(adj.) hasty, not thorough
Synonyms: quick, superficial, perfunctory
Antonyms: thorough, painstaking, careful

duplicity

(n.) treachery, deceitfulness
Synonyms: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery

extol

(v.) to praise extravagantly
Synonyms: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
Antonyms: criticize, belittle, disparage

feasible

(adj.) possible, able to be done
Synonyms: workable, practicable, viable
Antonyms: unworkable, impractical

grimace

(n., v.) a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face
Synonyms: pained expression, facial contortion
Antonyms: smile, grin, beam

holocaust

(n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
Synonyms: conflagration, devastation, annihilation
Antonyms: deluge, inundation

impervious

(adj.) not affected or hurt by, admitting of no passage or entrance
Synonyms: impenetrable, resistant, proof against
Antonyms: porous, permeable, vulnerable

impetus

(n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus
Synonyms: impulse, incentive, spur
Antonyms: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint

jeopardy

(n.) danger
Synonyms: risk, hazard, peril
Antonyms: safety, security

meticulous

(adj.) extremely careful; particular about details
Synonyms: fastidious, painstaking, fussy
Antonyms: careless, negligent, sloppy

nostalgia

(n.) a longing for something past; homesickness

quintessence

(n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
Synonyms: paragon, exemplar

retrogress

(v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
Synonyms: revert, degenerate, decline
Antonyms: advance, evolve, progress

scrutinize

(v.) to examine closely
Synonyms: inspect, pore over
Antonyms: skim, scan, glance at

tepid

(adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest
Synonyms: insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy
Antonyms: heated, excited, enthusiastic

adversary

(n.) an enemy, opponent

alienate

(v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

artifice

(n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

coerce

(v.) to compel, force

craven

(adj., n.) cowardly; a coward

culinary

(adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen

delete

(v.) to erase, wipe out, cut out

demise

(n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

exhilarate

(v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

fallow

(adj., n. v.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed

harass

(v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

inclement

(adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

muse

(v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

negligible

(adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded

perpetuate

(v.) to make permanent or long lasting

precedent

an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

punitive

(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment

redress

(v., n.) to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury

sojourn

(n.) a temporary stay; to stay for a time

urbane

(adj.) refined in manner or style, suave