(verb) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
SYN: contaminate, pollute, sully
ANT: purify, purge, expurgate
adulterate
(adjective) able to use both hands equally well, very skillful, deceitful, hypocritical
SYN: versatile, facile
ANT: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit
ambidextrous
(verb) to make larger, increase
SYN: enlarge, supplement, amplify
ANT: decrease, diminish
augment
(adjective) deprived of, made unhappy through a loss
SYN: bereaved
ANT: replete, well provided
bereft
(verb) to position or arrange, to utilize, to form up
SYN: station, organized
deploy
(adjective) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
SYN: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine
ANT: cheery, inviting, genial
dour
(noun) courage in facing difficulties
SYN: resolve, steadfastness, mettle
ANT: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness
fortitude
(verb) to stare with open mouth, to open mouth wide, to open wide
SYN: gawk, ogle
gape
(verb) to utter taunting words;
(noun) an expression of scorn
SYN: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer
ANT: compliment, praise
gibe
(noun) an external appearance, cover, mask
SYN: costume, semblance, pretense
guise
(adjective) intended to deceive or entrap, sly, treacherous
SYN: cunning, underhanded, perfidious
ANT: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard
insidious
(noun) a hint, indirect suggestion
SYN: clue, indication, inkling
intimation
(adjective) wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose
SYN: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant
ANT: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute
opulent
(adjective) easily bent, flexible, easily influenced
SYN: supple, adaptable, resilient
ANT: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant
pliable
(verb) to say again, repeat
SYN: restate, rehash, recapitulate
reiterate
(adjective) not easily moved mentally or emotionally, dull, unresponsive
SYN: impassive, phlegmatic
ANT: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung
stolid
(adjective) experimental in nature, uncertain, hesitant
SYN: provisional, inconclusive
ANT: definite, conclusive, confirmed
tentative
(adjective) not combed, untidy, not properly maintained, unpolished, rude
SYN: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough
ANT: well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty
unkempt
(adjective, adverb) word for word, exactly as written or spoken
SYN: exact (adj.), precisely (adv.)
ANT: paraphrased
verbatim
(adverb) cautiously, with great care
SYN: carefully, prudently, gingerly
ANT: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously
warily
adjective
What part of speech is unkempt?
noun
What part of speech is fortitude?
verb
What part of speech is deploy?
noun
What part of speech is intimation?
verb
What part of speech is gape?
adjective
What part of speech is tentative?