adulterate, dul
to corrupt, make worse by addition of something
ambidextrous, dex
able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
augment, ment
to make larger, increase
bereft, reft
deprived of, made unhappy through loss
deploy, ploy
to position or arrange, to utilize, to for up
dour
stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
fortitude, for
courage in facing difficulties
gape
to stare with open mouth
gibe
to utter taunting words, an expression of scorn
guise
an external appearance, cover, mask
insidious, sid
intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
intimation, mat
a hint, indirect suggestion
opulent, op
wealthy, luxurious; ample;grandiose
pliable, pli
easily bent, flexible, easily influenced
reiterate, it
to say again, repeat
stolid, stol
not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
tentative, ten
experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
unkempt, kempt
not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
verbatim, ba
word for word; exactly as written or spoken
warily, war
cautiously, with great care
adroit, droit
skillful, experiment in the use of the hands or mind
amicable, am
peaceable, friendly
averse, verse
having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
belligerent, llig
given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war
benevolent, nev
kindly, charitable
cursory, cur
hasty, not thorough
duplicity, pli
treachery, deceitfulness
extol, tol
to praise extravagantly
feasible, fea
possible, able to be done
grimace, grim
a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face
holocaust, hol
a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
impervious, per
not affected or hurt by, admitting of no passage or entrance
impetus, im
a moving force, impulse, stimulus
jeopardy, jeo
danger
meticulous, tic
extremely careful; particular about details
nostalgia, stal
a longing for something past; homesickness
quintessence, tess
the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
retrogress, gress
to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
scrutinize, scrut
to examine closely
tepid,tep
lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest
adversary, ad
an enemy, opponent
alienate, a
to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
artifice, ar
a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
coerce, erce
to compel, force
craven, cra
cowardly; a coward
culinary, cu
of or related to cooking or the kitchen
demise, mise
a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
exhilarate, xhil
to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
fallow, fall
plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed
harass, rass
to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
inclement, clem
stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
muse
to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
negligible, neg
so unimportant that it can be disregarded
perpetuate, pet
to make permanent or long lasting
precedent, prec
an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
punitive, pu
inflicting or aiming at punishment
redress, dress
to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury
sojourn, so
a temporary stay; to stay for a time
urbane, bane
refined in manner or style, suave
delete, lete
to erase, wipe out, cut out