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adulterate
- (v.) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
- Syn: contaminate, sully
- Ant: purge, expurgate
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ambidextrous
- (adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
- Syn: versatile
- Ant: clumbsy, maladroit
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augment
- (v.) to make larger, increase
- Syn: supplement, amplify
- Ant: decrease, diminish
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bereft
- (adj.,part) deprived of; make unhappy through a loss
- Syn: bereaved
- Ant: replete, well provided
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deploy
- (v.) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
- Syn: station, organize
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dour
- (adj.)stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
- Syn: bleak, staurnine
- Ant: cheery, genial
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fortitude
- (n.) courage in facing difficulties
- Syn: resolve, mettle
- Ant: fearfulness, timidity
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gape
- (v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
- Syn: gawk, ogle
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gibe
- (v.) to utter taunting words; (n.) an expression of scorn
- Syn: mock, jeer
- Ant: compliment, praise
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guise
- (n.) an external apperance, cover, mask
- Syn: costumes, semblance
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insidious
- (adj.) intended to decieve or entrap; sly, treacherous
- Syn: underhanded, perfidious
- Ant: frank, ingenuous
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intimation
- (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion
- Syn: clue, inkling
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opulent
- (adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
- Syn: lavish, abundant
- Ant: wretched, destitute
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pliable
- (adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
- Syn: supple, resilient
- Ant: rigid, recalcitrant
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reiterate
- (v.) to say again, repeat
- Syn: restate, recapitulate
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stolid
- (adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
- Syn: impassive, phlegmatic
- Ant: emotional, oversensitive
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tentantive
- (adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
- Syn: provisional, inconclusive
- Ant: conclusive, confirmed
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unkempt
- (adj.) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
- Syn: disheveled, disoredered
- Ant: tidy, natty
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verbatim
- (adj.,adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken
- Syn:(adj.) exact; (adv.) precisely
- Ant: (adj.) paraphrased
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warily
- (adv.) cautiously, with great care
- Syn: prudently, gingerly
- Ant: recklessly, heedlessly
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