English 8 Unit 1 Vocabuary Words

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adulterate

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verb (used with object)
to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production of (any professedly genuine article): to adulterate food.

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ambidextrous

Back 2

adjective
1. able to use both hands equally well: an ambidextrous surgeon.
2. unusually skillful; facile: an ambidextrous painter, familiar with all media.
3. double-dealing; deceitful.

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augment

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verb (used with object)
1. to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase: His salary is augmented by a small inheritance.
2. Music.
a.to raise (the upper note of an interval or
chord) by a half step.
b. to double the note values of (a theme): In
the fugue's development the subject is
augmented.

Front 4

bereft

Back 4

verb
1. a simple past tense and past participle of bereave.

bereave [bih-reev]
verb (used with object), be·reaved or be·reft, be·reav·ing.
1.to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followed by of ): Illness bereaved them of their mother.
2.to deprive ruthlessly or by force (usually followed by of ): The war bereaved them of their home.
3.Obsolete . to take away by violence.

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deploy

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*verb (used with object)
1. Military . to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.
2. to arrange in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately: to deploy a battery of new missiles.
*verb (used without object)
3. to spread out strategically or in an extended front or line.
4. to come into a position ready for use: the plane can't land unless the landing gear deploys.

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dour

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adjective
1. sullen; gloomy: The captain's dour look depressed us all.
2. severe; stern: His dour criticism made us regret having undertaken the job.
3. Scot. (of land) barren; rocky, infertile, or otherwise difficult or impossible to cultivate.

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fortitude

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noun
mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously: Never once did her fortitude waver during that long illness.

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gape

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* verb (used without object), gaped, gap·ing.
1. to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
2. to open the mouth wide involuntarily, as the result of hunger, sleepiness, or absorbed attention.
3. to open as a gap; split or become open wide.
*noun
4. a wide opening; gap; breach.
5. an act or instance of gaping.
6. a stare, as in astonishment or with the mouth wide open.
7. a yawn.
8. Zoology . the width of the open mouth.

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gibe

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*verb (used without object), gibed, gib·ing.
1. to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.
verb (used with object), gibed, gib·ing.
2. to taunt; deride.
*noun
3. a taunting or sarcastic remark.
*Also, jibe.

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guise

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* noun
1. general external appearance; aspect; semblance: an old principle in a new guise.
2. assumed appearance or mere semblance: under the guise of friendship.
3. style of dress: in the guise of a shepherd.
4. Archaic. manner; mode.
*verb (used with object), guised, guis·ing.
5. to dress; attire: children guised as cowboys.

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insidious

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adjective
1. intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
2. stealthily treacherous or deceitful: an insidious enemy.
3. operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect: an insidious disease

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intimation

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noun
1. the act of intimating, or making known indirectly.
2. a hint; suggestion: The death of his father was his first intimation of mortality.

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opulent

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adjective
1. characterized by or exhibiting opulence: an opulent suite.
2. wealthy, rich, or affluent.
3. richly supplied; abundant or plentiful: opulent sunshine.

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pliable

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adjective
1.easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.
2. easily influenced or persuaded; yielding: the pliable mind of youth.
3. adjusting readily to change; adaptable.

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reiterate

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verb (used with object),
to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.

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stolid

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adjective
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.

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tentative

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adjective
1. of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental: a tentative report on her findings.
2. unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant: a tentative smile on his face.

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unkempt

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adjective
1. not combed: unkempt hair.
2. uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy: unkempt clothes; an unkempt lawn.
3. unpolished; rough; crude.

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verbatim

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adverb
1. in exactly the same words; word for word: to repeat something verbatim.
adjective
2. corresponding word for word to the original source or text: a verbatim record of the proceedings.
3. skilled at recording or noting down speeches, proceedings, etc., with word-for-word accuracy: a verbatim stenographer.

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warily

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adjective
1. watchful, cautious, or alert
2. characterized by caution or watchfulness