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Chapter 10 VOCAB

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ADEPT

  • (Adj.) thoroughly skilled (n.) an expert
  • Synonyms- (adj.) masterful, accomplished, proficient
  • Antonyms- (adj.) clumsy p, unskilled, maladroit; (n.) novice
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ASPIRE

  • (V.) to have ambitions hopes or plans
  • Synonyms- seek, yearn, aim for, soar
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BLEAK

  • (Adj.) bare, dreary, dismal
  • Synonyms- grim, cheerless, gloomy, desolate, barren
  • Antonyms- rosy, cheerful, sunny, promising, encouraging
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CHIDE

  • (V.) to blame, scold
  • Synonyms- unbraid, reprimand, rebuke, chastise
  • Antonyms- approve, praise, compliment, pat on the back
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DESPICABLE

  • (Adj.) worthy of scorn, contemptible
  • Synonyms- low, vile, cheap
  • Antonyms- praiseworthy, meritorious
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DIMINUTIVE

  • (Adj.) small, smaller than most others of the same type
  • Synonyms- undersized, tiny
  • Antonyms- oversized, gigantic
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EMANCIPATE

  • (V.) to free from slavery; to release or liberate
  • Synonyms- set loose, unchain
  • Antonyms- enslave, snare
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ERRONEOUS

  • (Adj.) incorrect, containing mistakes
  • Synonyms- mistaken, fallacious
  • Antonyms- accurate, correct
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EXPLOIT

  • (V.) to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; (n.) a feat, deed
  • Synonyms- (v.) utilize, turn to advantage, misuse
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EXTEMPORANEOUS

  • (Adj.) made or delivered on the spur of the moment
  • Synonyms- spontaneous, off the cut
  • Antonyms- planned, researched, prepared
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IMPAIR

  • (V.) to make imperfect, damage, harm
  • Synonyms- injure, mar, disable
  • Antonyms- improve, strengthen
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INVINCIBLE

  • (Adj.) not able to be defeated, unbeatable
  • Synonyms- unconquerable, insuperable
  • Antonyms- vulnerable, conquerable
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LANGUID

  • (Adj.) drooping; without energy, sluggish
  • Synonyms- lazy, sluggish, listless
  • Antonyms- lively, energetic
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MIRE

  • (N.) mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; (v.)to get struck
  • Synonyms- (n.) marsh, swamp, big, slough
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OBTRUSIVE

  • (Adj.) forward,; thrust out
  • Synonyms- brash, impudent, protruding
  • Antonyms- meek, reserved
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PREAMABLE

  • (N.) an introduction to a speech or piece of writing
  • Synonyms- opening, preface
  • Antonyms- conclusion, ending
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RENDER

  • (V.) to cause to become; to preform
  • Synonyms- present, furnish, submit, make, effect
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RUGGED

  • (Adj.) rough, irregular; severe, stern
  • Synonyms- rocky, craggy, blunt
  • Antonyms- smooth, flat, soft, mild
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SKEPTICAL

  • (Adj.) inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true
  • Synonyms- dubious, suspicious
  • Antonyms- believing , gullible
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SLIPSHOD

  • (Adj.) untidy in dress, personal habits
  • Synonyms- messy, untidy, slapdash
  • Antonyms- tidy, neat, orderly
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