Lesson 10 Flashcards
adept
adjective, thoroughly skilled
aspire
verb, to have ambitious hopes
or plans, strive toward
a higher goal, desire
earnestly; to ascend
bleak
adjective, bare, dreary, dismal
chide
verb, to blame or scold
despicable
adjective, worthy of scorn,
contemptible
diminutive
adjective, small, smaller than
most others of the
same type
emancipate
verb, to free from slavery;
to release or
liberate
erroneous
adjective, incorrect, containing
mistakes
exploit
verb, to make use of,
develop; to make
improper use of for
personal profit
extemporaneous
adjective, made or delivered on
the spur of the
moment
impair
verb, to make imperfect,
damage, harm
invincible
adjective, not able to be
defeated, unbeatable
languid
adjective, drooping; without
energy, sluggish
mire
noun, mud; wet, swampy
ground; a tough
situation
obtrusive
adjective, forward; undesirably
prominent; thrust out
preamble
noun, an introduction to a
speech or piece of
writing
render
verb, to cause to become;
to perform; to
deliver officially;
to process, extract
rugged
adjective, rough, irregular;
severe, stern;
strong; stormy
skeptical
adjective, inclined to doubt;
slow to accept
something as true
slipshod
adjective, untidy in dress,
personal habits,
etc.; careless,
sloppy
