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

Hospitals take strict precautions to assure that nothing adulterates the blood supply.
ambidextrous
(adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
Synonyms: versatile, facile
Antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit

Occasionally a teacher will come across a child who displays ambidextrous abilities when taught to write.
augment
(v.) to make larger, increase
Synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify
Antonyms: decrease, diminish

Many couples have to augment their income in order to pay the mortgage on a new home.
bereft
(adj., part.) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
Synonyms: bereaved
Antonyms: replete, well provided

Individuals who live to be very old may eventually find themselves completely bereft of friends and family.
deploy
(v.) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
Synonyms: station, organize

A bugle call is a signal used to deploy troops for inspection, parade, or battle.
dour
(adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine
Antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial

Dicken's Mr Gradgrind in the novel "Hard TImes" is an example of a character with a dour and sullen disposition.
fortitude
(n.) courage in facing difficulties
Synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle
Antonyms: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness

The residents of the Mississippi delta showed remarkable fortitude during and after the flood that destroyed their homes and businesses.
gape
(v.) to stare with open mouth; to open them outh wide; to open wide
Synonyms: gawk, ogle

First-time visitors to Niagara Falls can be expected to gape at the spectacular sights nature has provided for them.
gibe
(v.) to utter taunting words; (n.) an expression of scorn
Synonyms: (v.) ridicule, mock, deride, jeer
Antonyms: (n.) compliment, praise

The recruits rushed into battle so that no one could gibe at them for cowardice.
Voters may reject a candidate who resorts to personal gibe instead of discussing the issues.
guise
(n.) an external appearance, cover, mask
Synonyms: costume, semblance, pretense

The thieves gained entry to the home by presenting themselves in the guise of police officers.
insidious
(adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
Synonyms: cunning, underhanded, perfidious
Antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

The investigators uncovered an insidious scheme to rob people of their life savings.
intimation
(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion
Synonyms: clue, indication, inkling

They were too proud to give any intimation of their financial difficulties.
opulent
(adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
Synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant
Antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute

The tour guide showed us the opulent living quarters of the royal family.
pliable
(adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
Synonyms:supple, adaptable, resilient
Antonyms: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant

Spools of pliable copper wire are standard equipment for many kinds of maintenance,
reiterate
(v.) to say again, repeat
Synonyms: restate, rehash, recapitulate

Effective speakers often reiterate an important statement for emphasis.
stolid
(adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic
Antonyms: emotional, oversensative, high-strung

Stolid people can generally be expected to take the most things in stride.
tentative
(adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
Synonyms: provisional, inconclusive
Antonyms: definite, conclusive, confirmed

Negotiators have come up with a tentative agreement that will keep both sides at the bargaining table past the strike deadline.
unkempt
(adj.) not comber;untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
Synonyms: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough
Antonyms: well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty

According to my parents, the latest fashions make me and my friends look unkempt.
verbatim
(adj., adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken
Synonyms: (adj.) exact; (adv.) precisely
Antonyms: (adj.) paraphrased

Newspapers often publish the verbatim text of an important political speech.
At the swearing-in ceremony, the Chief Justice reads each line of the Oath of Office, and the new President repeats it verbatim.
warily
(adv.) cautiously, with great care
Synonyms: carefully, prudently, gingerly
Antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously

The hikers made their way warily up the steep and rocky hill.