Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 1 Review

(v.) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully

antonyms: purify, purge, expurgate

(adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical

synonyms: versatile, facile

antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit

(v.) to make larger, increase

synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify

antonyms: decrease, diminish

(adj., part.) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

synonyms: bereaved

antonyms: replete, well provided

(v.) to position or arrange, to utilize; to form up

synonyms: station, organize

(adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine

acronyms: cheering, inviting, genial

(n.) courage in facing difficulties

synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle

antonyms: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness

(v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

synonyms: gawk, ogle

(v.) to utter taunting words; (n.) an expression of scorn

synonyms: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer

antonyms: (n.) compliment, praise

(v.) an external appearance, cover, mask

synonyms: costume, semblance, pretense