Unit 10 Flashcards
Adept
thoroughly skilled; an expert
Aspire
to have something in hopes of plans, strive towards a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend
Bleak
bare, dreary, dismal
chide
to blame; scold
Despicable
worthy of scorn
Diminutive
small, smaller then most others of the same type (ME)
Emancipate
To free from slavery; to release or liberate
Erroneous
Incorrect, containing mistakes
exploit
to make use of, develop
Extemporaneous
made or delivered on the spur of the moment
Impair
To make imperfect, damage, harm
Invincible
not able to be defeated, unbeatable
Languid
drooping; without energy, sluggish
Mire
Mus; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; to get stuck
Obtrusive
Forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out
Preamble
An introduction to a speech or piece of writing
render
To cause to become; to preform; to deliver officially; to process, extract
Rugged
Rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy
Skeptical
Inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true
Slipshod
Untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy