Unit 1 Set B

• adulterate


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


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


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


  (n.) courage in facing difficulties
• gape


  (v.) to stare with open mouth; to open mouth wide; to open wide
• guise


  (n.) an external appearance, cover, mask
• insidious


  (adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
• pliable


  (adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
• verbatim


  (adj., adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken
• warily


  (adv.) cautiously, with great care