Definitions 1
ambidextrous
able to use both hands equally well; very skillful
augment
to make larger; increase
prudently, gingerly
warily
purify
adulterate
At the risk of being boring, let me ____________ my warning of careless driving.
reiterate
deploy
to position or arrange; to utilize
gape
to stare with open mouth; to open wide
provisional
tentative
praise
gibe
Hospitals take strict precautions to assure that nothing ____________ the blood supply.
adulterates
insidious
intended to deceive or entrap; sly; treacherous
guise
an external appearance; cover; mask
costume
guise
well-groomed
unkempt
The recruits rushed into battle so that no one could ______ at them for cowardice.
gibe
stolid
not easily moved; dull; unresponsive
pliable
easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
rich, plentiful
intimation
cheery
dour
They were too proud to give any ___________ of their financial difficulties.
intimation
fortitude
courage in facing difficulties
dour
stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
bereaved
bereft
wretched, destitute
opulent
America's first settlers faced the hardships of life on the frontier with faith and _________.
fortitude