Unit 1

Question 1

preamble

Answer 1

an introduction to a speech or piece of writing.

Question 2

render

Answer 2

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

Question 3

despicable

Answer 3

worthy of scorn, contemptible.

Question 4

chide

Answer 4

to blame; scold.

Question 5

diminutive

Answer 5

small, smaller than most others of the same type.

Question 6

aspire

Answer 6

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

Question 7

impair

Answer 7

to make imperfect, damage, harm

Question 8

adept

Answer 8

thoroughly skilled; an expert.

Question 9

exploit

Answer 9

to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; a feat, deed.

Question 10

extemporaneous

Answer 10

made or delivered on the spur of the moment.

Question 11

obtrusive

Answer 11

forward; undesirable prominent; thrust out.

Question 12

invincible

Answer 12

not able to be defeated, unbeatable.

Question 13

mire

Answer 13

mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; to get stuck.

Question 14

languid

Answer 14

drooping; without energy, sluggish.

Question 15

emancipate

Answer 15

to free from slavery; to release or liberate.

Question 16

slipshod

Answer 16

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

Question 17

skeptical

Answer 17

inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true.

Question 18

bleak

Answer 18

bare, dreary, dismal.

Question 19

rugged

Answer 19

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

Question 20

erroneous

Answer 20

incorrect, containing mistakes.