Vocab Unit 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Adulterate
Verb- to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value.
Hospitals take strict precautions to assure that nothing _______ the blood supply.
Ambidextrous
Adjective- Ability to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful; hypocritical.
Occasionally a teacher will come across a child who displays ___________ abilities when taught to write.
Augment
Verb- to make larger, increase.
Many couples have to _______ their income in order to pay the mortgage on their new home.
Bereft
Adjective; Particle- deprived of; made unhappy through a lose.
Individuals who live to be very old may eventually find themselves completely ______ of friends and family.
Deploy
Verb- to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up.
A bugle call is a signal used to _______ troops for inspection, parade, or battle.
Dour
Adjective-stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored.
Dickens’s Mr. Gradgrind in the novel Hard Times is an example of a character with a _____ and sullen disposition.
Fortitude
Noun- courage in facing difficulties.
The residents of the Mississippi delta showed remarkable ________ during and after the flood that destroyed their homes and businesses.
Gape
Verb- to stare with an open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide.
The crowd ______ as the acrobat did a double backflip from standing on the ground.
Gibe
Verb- to utter taunting words
Noun- and expression of words
The recruits rushed into battle so that no one could _______ at them for cowardice.
Voters may reject a candidate who resorts to personal _____ instead of discussing the issues.
Guise
Noun- an external appearance, cover, mask.
The thieves snuck into the bank under the _____ of police officers.
Insidious
Adjective- intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous.
The robbers had an _________ scheme to rob the building.
Intimation
Noun- a hint, indirect suggestions
They were too proud to give any _______ of their financial difficulties.
Opulent
Adjective- wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose.
The men had to wear ________ clothing for the knighting ceremony.
Pliable
Adjective- easily bent, flexible; easily influenced.
The ________ wire was easy to use for the art project that required lots of twists and turns.
Reiterate
Verb- to say again, repeat.
The professor had to _________ the quote for the students.
Stolid
Adjective- not easily moved or mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive.
_______ people can generally be expected to take most things in stride.
Tentative
Adjective- experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant.
The ________ children were not as outgoing as the others.
Unkempt
Adjective- not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude.
An ______ look is not one someone should wear to a job interview.
Verbatim
Adjective, Adverb- word for word; exactly as written or spoken.
Newspapers often publish the _________ 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 the oath ______.
Warily
Adjective- Cautiously, with great care.
The mountain bikers ______ made their way across the slippery rocks.
