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vocab 10

TermDefinition
adept thoroughly skilled Synonyms: (adj.) masterful, proficient
aspire to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend Synonyms: yearn, aim for, soar
bleak bare, dreary, dismal Synonyms: grim, cheerless, gloomy, desolate, barren
chide to blame; scold Synonyms: upbraid, reprimand, rebuke, chastise
despicable worthy of scorn, contemptible Synonyms: low, cheap, sordid, detestable
diminutive small, smaller than most others of the same type Synonyms: undersized, miniature, tiny, compact
emancipate to free from slavery; to release or liberate Synonyms: set loose, unchain, unfetter
erroneous incorrect, containing mistakes Synonyms: mistaken, fallacious, all wrong
exploit to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; (n.) a feat, deed
extemporaneous made or delivered on the spur of the moment Synonyms: spontaneous, off-the-cuff
impair to make imperfect, damage, harm Synonyms: injure, disable, cripple, enervate
invincible not able to be defeated, unbeatable Synonyms: unconquerable, indomitable, insuperable
languid drooping; without energy, sluggish Synonyms: lazy, listless, slack, lethargic
mire mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation Synonyms: (n.) swamp, bog, slough
obstrusive forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out Synonyms: brash, conspicuous, protruding
preamble an introduction to a speech or piece of writing Synonyms: opening, prologue, preliminary
render to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract Synonyms: present, furnish, submit, make, effect
rugged rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy Synonyms: rocky, blunt, harsh, hardy, tough
skeptical inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true Synonyms: suspicious, incredulous
slipshod untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy Synonyms: messy, untidy slovenly, slapdash, cursory
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