Unit 10 Vocabulary English
Bleak
(Adj.) bare, dreary, dismal
Languid
(Adj.) drooping; without energy, sluggish
Obtrusive
(Adj.) forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out
Skeptical
(Adj.) inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true
Erroneous
(Adj.) incorrect, containing mistakes
Extemporaneous
(Adj.) made or delivered on the spur of the moment
Invincible
(Adj.) not able to be defeated, unbeatable
Rugged
(Adj.) rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy
Diminutive
(Adj.) small, smaller than most others of the same type
Adept
(Adj.) thoroughly skilled; (n.) an expert
Slipshod
(Adj.) untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy
Despicable
(Adj.) worthy of scorn, contemptible
Preamble
(N.) an introduction to a speech or piece of writing
Mire
(N.) mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; (v.) to get stuck
Chide
(V.) to blame; scold
Render
(V.) to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract
Emancipate
(V.) to free from slavery; to release or liberate
Aspire
(V.) to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend
Impair
(V.) to make imperfect, damage, harm
Exploit
(V.) to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; (n.) a feat, deed
Adept, aspire, bleak, chide, despicable, diminutive, emancipate, erroneous, exploit, extemporaneous, impair, invincible, languid, mire, obtrusive, preamble, render, rugged, skeptical, slipshod
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