Definitions are provided for the first units.
Unit 1
1. adulterate (v.) - to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
2. ambidextrous (adj.) - able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
3. augment (v.) - to make larger, increase
4. bereft (adj., part.) - deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
5. deploy (v.) - to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
6. dour (adj.) – stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
7. fortitude (n.) – courage in facing difficulties
8. gape (v.) – to stare with open the mouth wide; to open wide
9. gibe (v.) – to utter taunting words; (n.) an expression of scorn
10. guise (n.) an external appearance, cover, mask
11. insidious (adj.) – intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
12. intimation (n.) – a hint, indirect suggestion
13. opulent (adj.) – wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
14. pliable (adj.) – easily bent, flexible, easily influenced
15. reiterate (v.) – to say again, repeat
16. stolid (adj.) – not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
17. tentative (adj.) – experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
18. unkempt (adj.) – not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
19. verbatim (adj., adv.) – word for word; exactly as written or spoken
20.warily (adv.) –cautiously; with great care
1. adroit (adj.) – skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
2. amicable (adj.) – peaceable, friendly
3. averse (adj.) – having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
4. belligerent (adj.) – given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war
5. benevolent (adj.) – kindly, charitable
6. cursory (adj.) – hasty, not thorough
7. duplicity (n.) – treachery ,deceitfulness
8. extol (v.) – to praise extravagantly
9. feasible (adj.) – possible, able to be done
10. grimace (n.) – a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face
11. holocaust (n.) – a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
12. impervious (adj.) – not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
13. impetus (n.) – a moving force, impulse, stimulus
14. jeopardy (n.) – danger
15. meticulous (adj.) – extremely careful; particular about details
16. nostalgia (n.) – a longing for something past; homesickness
17. quintessence (n.) – the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
18. retrogress (v.) – to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
19. scrutinize (v.) – to examine closely
20. tepid (adj.) – lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interestUnit 3
1. adversary (n.) – an enemy, opponent
2. alienate (v.) – to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
3. artifice (n.) – a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
4. coerce (v.) – to compel, force
5. craven (adj.) – cowardly; (n.) a coward
6. culinary (adj.) – of or related to cooking or the kitchen
7. delete (v.) – to erase, wipe out, cut out
8. demise (n.) – a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
9. exhilarate (v.) – to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
10. fallow (adj.) – plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n.) – land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed
11. harass (v.) – to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
12. inclement (adj.) – stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
13. muse (v.) – to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
14. negligible (adj.) – so unimportant that it can be disregarded
15. perpetuate (v.) – to make permanent or long lasting
16. precedent (n.) – an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
17. punitive (adj.) – inflicting or aiming at punishment
18. redress (v.) – to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury
19. sojourn (n.) – a temporary stay; (v.) to stay for a time
20. urbane (adj.) – refined in manner or style, suave
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