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Vocabulary Unit 1

Vocabulary Unit 1. Adulterate. The Food and Drug Administration protects consumers from adulterated food. to corrupt contaminate pollute. Ambidextrous. The ambidextrous man can write clearly using his right or left hand. able to use both hands skillful versatile adept. Augment.

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Vocabulary Unit 1

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  1. VocabularyUnit 1

  2. Adulterate The Food and Drug Administration protects consumers from adulteratedfood. to corrupt contaminate pollute

  3. Ambidextrous The ambidextrous man can write clearly using his right or left hand. able to use both hands skillful versatile adept

  4. Augment Upperclassmen should augment the confidence of the freshmen. to make larger increase enlarge supplement amplify

  5. Bereft Bill was bereft after the loss of his pet cow. deprived of made unhappy through a loss bereaved

  6. Deploy When skydiving, you must deployyour parachute. to position or arrange to utilize to form up station organize

  7. Dour In many old portraits people often have a dour look on their face. stern gloomy ill-humored harsh bleak

  8. Fortitude The wrestler showed great fortitude when fighting the alligator. courage in facing difficult times resolve steadfastness mettle (strength of character)

  9. Gape I couldn’t help but gape at the giant spaceship. to stare with open mouth gawk ogle (gaze fixed eye)

  10. Gibe You shouldn’t gibe your friend if you beat him at video games. taunt ridicule mock

  11. Guise The thief wore the guise of a lady. mask costume pretend to be something else

  12. Insidious The scientist’s insidious plan gave him the title Mad Scientist. intended to deceive/trick or fool cunning underhanded

  13. Intimation The runner showed no intimation of being tired. clue hint

  14. Opulent He drove a red Ferrari and had the most opulent car on the lot. wealthy rich lavish plentiful

  15. Pliable The pizza dough should be smooth and pliable in order to shape. easily bent flexible supple adaptable

  16. Reiterate The students weren’t listening so the teacher had to reiterate the directions several times. to say again repeat restate

  17. Stolid The man on trial remained stolid while the verdict was read. unresponsive not easily moved mentally or emotionally impassive

  18. Tentative The dog was tentative about entering the cold water. uncertain hesitant temporary

  19. Unkempt The man who never took a shower had a very unkempt appearance. untidy sloppy disheveled

  20. Verbatim Recite verbatim what the alien told you. word for word exact precise

  21. Warily The soccer player warilytalked about his legal problems during the TV interview. cautiously carefully

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