October 26 – November 2
Definitions:
- Adulterate
- (verb) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value.
- Ambidextrous
- (adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
- Augment
- (verb) to make larger, increase
- Bereft
- (adj., part.) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
- Deploy
- (verb) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
- Dour
- (adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
- Fortitude
- (noun) courage in facing difficulties
- Gape
- (verb) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
- Gibe
- (verb) to utter taunting words
- (noun) an expression of scorn
- Guise
- (noun) an external appearance, cover, mask
- Insidious
- (adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
- Intimation
- (noun) a hint, indirect suggestion
- Opulent
- (adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
- Pliable
- (adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
- Reiterate
- (verb) to say again, repeat
- Stolid
- (adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull
- Tentative
- (adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
- Unkempt
- (adj.) not combined; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
- Verbatim
- (adj., adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken
- Warily
- (adv.) cautiously, with great care
Synonyms and Antonyms:
| Word | Synonym | Antonym |
| Adulterate | Sully | Purify |
| Ambidextrous | Facile | Clumsy |
| Augment | Escalate | Wane |
| Bereft | Bereaved | |
| Deploy | Organize | Recall |
| Dour | Ghastly | Cherubic |
| Fortitude | Resolve | Fearfulness |
| Gape | Stare | |
| Gibe | Jeer | Compliment |
| Guise | Semblance | |
| Insidious | Cunning | Candid |
| Intimation | Clue | |
| Opulent | Lavish | Pauperish |
| Pliable | Lithe | Rigid |
| Reiterate | Retweet | Intimate |
| Stolid | Languid | Emotional |
| Tentative | Provisional | Definite |
| Unkempt | Slipshod | Prim |
| Verbatim | Exact | Paraphrased |
| Warily | Prudently | Recklessl |
November 5th-9th
- ADROIT; adj
Skillfull, expert in the use of the hands or mind
AMICABLE; adj.
Peaceful, friendly
AVERSE; adj.
Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
BELLIGERENT; adj/n
Given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggrssive
One at war, one engaged in war
BENEVOLENT; adj
Kind, charitable
CURSORY; adj
Hasty, not thorough
DUPLICITY; n
Treachery, deceitfulness
EXTOL; v
To praise extravagantly
FEASIBLE; adj
Possible, able to be done
GRIMACE; n/v
A wry face, facial distortion
To make a wry face
HOLOCAUST; n
A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
IMPERVIOUS; adj
Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
IMPETUS; n
A moving force, impulse, stimulus
JEOPARDY; n.
danger
METICULOUS; adj
Extremely careful; particular about details
NOSTALGIA; n
A longing for something past; homesickness
QUINTESSENCE; n
The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
RETROGRESS; v
To move backward; to return to an earlier condition
SCRUTINIZE; v
To examine closely
TEPID; adj
Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
| Word | Synonym | Antonym |
| Adroit | Ambidextrous | Clumsy |
| Amicable | Cordial | belligerent |
| Averse | Loath | Eager |
| Belligerent | Militant | amicable |
| Benevolent | Benign | Malign |
| Cursory | Slapdash | Warily |
| Duplicity | Insidiousness | Honest |
| Extol | Praise | Gibe |
| Feasible | Viable | Impractical |
| Grimace | Frown | Smile |
| Holocaust | Termination | proliferation |
| Impervious | Immune | Susceptible |
| Impetus | Spur | Hindrance |
| Jeopardy | Danger | Safety |
| Meticulous | Prim | Unkempt |
| Nostalgia | Homesickness | |
| Quintessence | Paragon | |
| Retrogress | Revert | Progress |
| Scrutinize | Gang | Skim |
| tepid | Half-Hearted | excited |
November 12th-16th
- Adversary
- (noun) an enemy, opponent
- Alienate
- (verb) to turn away; make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
- Artifice
- (noun) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
- Coerce
- (verb) to compel, force
- Craven
- (adj.) cowardly
- (noun) a coward
- Culinary
- (adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen
- Delete
- (verb) to erase, wipe out, cut out
- Demise
- (noun) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
- Exhilerate
- (verb) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
- Fallow
- (adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow
- (noun) land left unseeded
- (verb) to plow but not seed
- Harass
- (verb) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
- Inclement
- (adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action.
- Muse
- (verb) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
- Negligible
- (adj.) so unimportant tat it can be disregarded
- Perpetuate
- (verb) to make permanent or long lasting
- Precedent
- (noun) an example that may serve as a bias for imitation or later action
- Punitive
- (adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment
- Redress
- (verb) to set right, remedy
- (noun) relief from wrong or injury
- Sojourn
- (noun) a temporary stay
- (verb) to stay for a time
- Urbane
- (adj.) refine in manner or style, suave
| Word | Synonym | Antonym |
| Adversary | Antagonist | Proponent |
| Alienate | Sever | Captivate |
| Artifice | Ruse | |
| Coerce | Bully | Cajole |
| Craven | Knave | Brazen |
| Culinary | ||
| Delete | Abridge | Build up |
| Demise | Death | Commencement |
| Exhilarate | Excite | Devitalize |
| Fallow | Scant | Even or uniform |
| Harass | Harry | Console |
| Inclement | Rugged | Peaceful |
| Muse | Ponder | Prattle |
| Negligible | Diminutive | Paramount |
| Perpetuate | Divulge | Rebut |
| Precedent | Statute | |
| Punitive | Punishing | Rewarding |
| Redress | Rectify | |
| Sojourn | Stopover | |
| Urbane | Elegant | Boorish |
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