Unit 1

Question 0

adulterate

Answer 0

to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element;

Question 1

ambidextrous

Answer 1

using both hands with equal ease

unusually skillful

Question 2

augment

Answer 2

to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense

Question 3

bereft

Answer 3

1 a : deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something — usually used with of

Question 4

Deploy

Answer 4

to spread out, utilize, or arrange for a deliberate purpose

Question 5

dour

Answer 5

Stern, harsh

Unyeilding

Question 6

fortitude

Answer 6

strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage

Question 7

gape

Answer 7

to open the mouth wide

Question 8

gibe

Answer 8

to utter taunting words

Question 9

guise

Answer 9

a form or style of dress : costume

Question 10

insidious

Answer 10

A. awaiting a chance to entrap : treacherous

b : harmful but enticing : seductive

Question 11

intimation

Answer 11

to make known especially publicly or formally : announce

Question 12

opulent

Answer 12

amply or plentifully provided or fashioned often to the point of ostentation

Question 13

pliable

Answer 13

supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking

Question 14

reiterate

Answer 14

to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect

Question 15

stolid

Answer 15

having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional

Question 16

tentative

Answer 16

hesitant, uncertain <a></a>

Question 17

unkempt

Answer 17

Deficient in order or neatness

Question 18

verbatim

Answer 18

in the exact words : word for word