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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