Unit One Vocabulary

contaminate, sully, to corrupt

•adulterate

able to use both hands equally well

•ambidextrous

enlarge, amplify, increase

•augment

bereaved; made unhappy because of loss

•bereft

station, organize, to arrange

•deploy

bleak, gloomy

•dour

steadfastness, resolve

•fortitude

gawk, ogle; to open the mouth

•gape

ridicule, mock, jeer

•gibe

costume, mask

•guise

cunning, intended to deceive, treacherous

•insidious

inkling, indication, clue, hint

•intimation

rich, abundant, lavish

•opulent

resilient, flexible; easily influenced

•pliable

restate, repeat

•reiterate

impassive, unresponsive, phlegmatic

•stolid

inconclusive, uncertain

•tentative

sloppy, disheveled; rude

•unkempt

word for word

•verbatim

carefully, cautiously

•warily