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adulterate
(v.) to corrupt, make worse by the adition of something of lesser value. SYNONYMS: contaminate, pollute, sully ANTONYMS: purify, purge, expurgate
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ambidextrous
(adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skilful; deceitful, hypocritical SYNONYMS: versatile, facile ANTONYMS: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit
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augment
(v.) to make larger, increase SYNONYMS: enlarge, supplement, amplify ANTONYMS: decrease, diminish
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bereft
(adj.,part.) deprived of, made unhappy through a loss SYNONYMS: bereaved ANTONYMS: replete, well provided
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deploy
(v.) to position or arrange SYNONYM: station, organize
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dour
(adj.) stern SYNONYMS: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine ANTONYMS: cherry, inviting, genial
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fortitude
(n.) courage in facing difficulties SYNONYMS: resolve, steadfastness, mettle ANTONYMS: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness
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gape
(v.) to stare with open mouth SYN: gawk, ogle
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gibe
(v.) to utter taunting words SYN (v.): ridicule, mock, deride, jeer ANT (n.): compliment, praise
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guise
(n.) an external appearance SYN: costume, semblance, pretense
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insidious
(adj.) intended to decieve or entrap SYN: cunning, underhanded, perfidious ANT: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard
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intimation
(n.) a hint SYN: clue, indication, inkling
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opulent
(adj.) wealthy SYN: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant ANT: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute
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pliable
(adj.) easily bent, flexible SYN: supple, adaptable, resilient ANT: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant
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reiterate
(v.) to say again SYN: restate, rehash, recapitulate
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stolid
(adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally SYN: impassive, phlegmatic ANT: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung
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tentative
(adj.) experiment in nature SYN: provisional, inconclusive ANT: definite, conclusive, confirmed
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unkempt
(adj.) not combed SYN: sloppy, disheveled ANT: well-groomed
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verbatim
(adj.,adv.) word for word SYN: (adj.) exact; (adv.) precisely ANT: (adj.) paraphrased
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warily
(adv.) cautiously SYN: carefully ANT: recklessly
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