Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
Adulterate |
To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value |
Hospitals take strict precaution to assure that nothing adulterate the blood supply |
|
|
Ambidextrous |
Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical |
|
|
|
Augment |
To make larger, increase |
|
|
|
Bereft |
Deprived of; made unhappy throuh a loss |
Individuals who live to be very old may eventually find themselves completely bereft of friend and family. |
|
|
Deploy |
To position or arrange; to utiilize; to form up |
|
|
|
Dour |
Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored |
Dicken's Mr.Gradgrind in the novel Hard Times is an example of a character with a dour and sullen disposition. |
|
|
Fortitude |
Courage in facing difficulties |
The residents of the Missisippi delta showed remarkable fortitude during and after the flood that destroyed home and bussiness. |
|
|
Gape |
To stare with open mouth |
|
|
|
Gibe |
To utter taunting words; an expression of scorn |
|
|
|
Guise |
An external apperance, cover, mask |
|
|
|
Insidious |
Intended to deceive or entrap; sly; treacherous |
|
|
|
Intimation |
A hint, indirect suggestion |
|
|
|
Opulent |
Wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandlose |
|
|
|
Pliable |
Easily bent, flexible, easily influenced |
|
|
|
Reiterate |
To say again, repeat |
|
|
|
Stolid |
Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsible |
|
|
|
Tentative |
Experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant |
Negotiators have come up with a tentative agreement that will keep both sides at the bargaining table past the strike deadline. |
|
|
Unkempt |
Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolish, rude |
|
|
|
Verbatim |
Word for word; exactly as written or spoken |
|
|
|
Warily |
Cautiously, with great care |
|
