Lesson 10

Question 1

adept

Answer 1

adjective, thoroughly skilled

Question 2

aspire

Answer 2

verb, to have ambitious hopes
or plans, strive toward
a higher goal, desire
earnestly; to ascend

Question 3

bleak

Answer 3

adjective, bare, dreary, dismal

Question 4

chide

Answer 4

verb, to blame or scold

Question 5

despicable

Answer 5

adjective, worthy of scorn,
contemptible

Question 6

diminutive

Answer 6

adjective, small, smaller than
most others of the
same type

Question 7

emancipate

Answer 7

verb, to free from slavery;
to release or
liberate

Question 8

erroneous

Answer 8

adjective, incorrect, containing
mistakes

Question 9

exploit

Answer 9

verb, to make use of,
develop; to make
improper use of for
personal profit

Question 10

extemporaneous

Answer 10

adjective, made or delivered on
the spur of the
moment

Question 11

impair

Answer 11

verb, to make imperfect,
damage, harm

Question 12

invincible

Answer 12

adjective, not able to be
defeated, unbeatable

Question 13

languid

Answer 13

adjective, drooping; without
energy, sluggish

Question 14

mire

Answer 14

noun, mud; wet, swampy
ground; a tough
situation

Question 15

obtrusive

Answer 15

adjective, forward; undesirably
prominent; thrust out

Question 16

preamble

Answer 16

noun, an introduction to a
speech or piece of
writing

Question 17

render

Answer 17

verb, to cause to become;
to perform; to
deliver officially;
to process, extract

Question 18

rugged

Answer 18

adjective, rough, irregular;
severe, stern;
strong; stormy

Question 19

skeptical

Answer 19

adjective, inclined to doubt;
slow to accept
something as true

Question 20

slipshod

Answer 20

adjective, untidy in dress,
personal habits,
etc.; careless,
sloppy