Vocabulary Unit 1

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VocabularyUnit 1
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Adulterate

• Bob can adulterate a good story with his nasty
  comments.

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Ambidextrous

• The ambidextrous man was able to throw a baseball
  and play a tuba at the same time.

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Augment

• Upperclassmen should augment the confidence of
  the freshmen.

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Bereft

• Bill was bereft after the loss of his pet cow.

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Deploy

• If the plane is to crash, you must deploy your
  parachute.

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Dour

• The town of Dyer, Indiana is dour and unexciting.

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Fortitude

• The wrestler showed great fortitude when fighting
  the alligator.

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Gape

• I couldnt help but gape at the giant spaceship.

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Gibe

• If someone does something wrong, bribe them.
  Dont gibe them.

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Guise

• The thief wore the guise of a lady.

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Insidious

• The scientists insidious plan gave him the title
  Mad Scientist.

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Intimation

• The runner showed no intimation of being tired.

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Opulent

• He had the most opulent car on the lot.

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Pliable

• Shirley is the CEO of the Reliable Pliable Rubber
  Band Co.

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Reiterate

• The repetition of the word reiterate is
  redundant.

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Stolid

• The raccoon was stolid after I hit it with the
  baseball bat.

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Tentative

• The plans to take a vacation are tentative until
  the hurricane blows through.

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Unkempt

• The man who never takes a shower had a very
  unkempt appearance.

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Verbatim

• Recite verbatim what the alien told you.

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Warily

• Fearing a venomous bite, Paul picked up the snake
  warily.