TROY GOOCH

ADEPT

• (Adj) thoroughly skilled, (n) an expert
• (Syn) masterful, proficient
• (Ant) clumsy, unskilled
• The boy was adept at sports trivia.

ASPIRE

• (V) to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal
• (Syn) yearn, aim for, soar
• The bills had a aspire to make the playoffs.

BLEAK

• (Adj) bare, dreary, dismal
• (Syn) grim, cheerless, gloomy
• (Adj) rosy, cheerful, sunny
• The house was very bleak.

CHIDE

• (V) to blame; scold
• (Syn) upbraid, reprimand, rebuke
• (Ant) approve, praise, compliment
• The parents chide the child for his behavior.

DESPICABLE

• (Adj) worthy of scorn
• (Syn) low, cheap, sordid
• (Ant) praiseworthy, commendable
• The boy had despicable behavior.

DIMINUTIVE

• (Adj) small, smaller than most others of the same type
• (Syn) undersized, tiny, compact
• (Ant) oversized, gigantic, huge
• The diminutive cat was very small.

EMANCIPATE

• (V) to free from slavery
• (Syn) set loose, unchain
• (Ant) correct, exact, unerring
• The slaves were emancipated.

ERRONEOUS

• (Adj) incorrect, containing mistakes
• (Syn) mistaken, all wrong
• (Ant) accurate, correct, exact
• The boys essay was erroneous.

EXPLOIT

• (V) to make use of develop; (n) a feat deed
• (Syn) turn to advantage
• The man knew how to exploit the other man.

EXTEMPORANEOUS

• (Adj) made or delivered on the spur
• (Syn) spontaneous, off the cuff
• (Ant) planed, prepared
• The dad was talking to the son about an hour completely extemporaneous.

IMPAIR

• (V) to make imperfect, damage
• (Syn) injure, disable, cripple
• (Ant) improve, strengthen, advance
• When the boy was hurt he was glad his arm was not impair.

INVINCIBLE

• (Adj) not able to be defeated
• (Syn) unconquerable, indomitable
• (Ant) surmountable, conquerable
• The varsity football team was invincible.

LANGUID

• (Adj) drooping; without enegry
• (Syn) lazy, slack, listless
• (Ant) lively, energetic, vigorous
• The got no sleep so therefore he was languid.

MIRE

• (N) mud; wet swampy ground
• (Syn) swamp, bog, slough
• The car got stuck in the mire.

OBTRUSIVE

• (adj) foward
• (Syn) brash, protruding
• (Ant) recessed, reserved
• The man was put off by his obtrusive essay.

PREAMBLE

• An introduction to a speech or writing
• (Syn) opening, prologue
• (Ant) ending closing
• The preamble to the book was well written.

RENDER

• To cause to become
• (Syn) present, submit, make
• The boy rendered the essay.

RUGGED

• (Adj) rough, irregular
• (Syn) rocky, blunt, harsh
• (Ant) smooth, flat, soft
• The hill was very rugged walking up it.

SKEPTICAL

• (Adj) inclined to doubt
• (Syn) suspicious, incredulous
• (Ant) believing, gullible
• The man was skeptical of the decision he made.

SLIPSHOD

• (Adj) untidy in dress
• (Syn) messy, untidy
• (Ant) tidy,neat, orderly
• The basement was very slipshod.