VOCAB UNIT 10

ADEPT

• (Adj.) thoroughly skilled
• Syn. Masterful
• Ant. Unskilled
• The singer was adept to hitting high notes.

ASPIRE

• (V.) to have ambitious hopes or plans.
• Syn. Yearn
• The child aspired to be a superhero.

BLEAK

• (Adj.) bare, dreary
• Ant. Grim
• Syn. Cheerful
• The sky was bleak and gray today.

CHIDE

• (V.) to blame or scold
• Syn. Reprimand
• Ant. Praise
• After stealing the toy, the kid was chided.

DESPICABLE

• (Adj.) worthy of scorn
• Syn. Sordid
• Ant. Commendable
• The old angry man down the street was despicable.

DIMUNUTIVE

• (Adj.) small
• Ant. Huge
• Syn. Tiny
• The dog was diminutive and the cat chased it.

EMANCIPATE

• (V.) to free from slavery
• Syn. Set loose
• Ant. Enslave
• Slavery ended when Lincoln wrote the emancipation proclamation.

ERRONEOUS

• (Adj.) incorrect
• Syn. Mistaken
• Ant. Accurate
• The answers she gave were erroneous.

EXPLOIT

• (V.) to develop for improper use.
• Syn. Misuse
• The mans assistant exploited the medication.

EXTEMPORANEOUS

• (Adj.) made or delivered on the spur of the moment
• Syn. Spontaneous
• Ant. Planned
• The child made an extemporaneous comment during the discussion about his dog.

IMPAIR

• (V.) damage
• Syn. Injure
• Ant. Improve
• The loud music impaired the mans hearing.

INVINCIBLE

• (Adj.) unbeatable
• Syn. Unconquerable
• Ant. Vulnerable
• The varsity football team was invincible last season.

LANGUID

• (Adj.) sluggish
• Syn. Lazy
• Ant. Lively
• I am languid every morning when I wake up.

MIRE

• (N.) mud
• Syn. Swamp
• When running through the forest she came upon a mire.

OBTRUSIVE

• (Adj.) forward
• Syn. Brash
• Ant. Reserved
• The mans punch was obtrusive in the fight.

PREAMBLE

• (N.) and introduction to a speech.
• Syn. Prologue
• Ant. Ending
• The lady had to write the preamble to her speech.

RENDER

• (V)To process
• Syn. Present
• No connection rendered the iPad useless.

RUGGED

• (Adj.) rough
• Syn. Rocky
• Ant. Smooth
• The hike they took was along a rugged terrain.

SKEPTICAL

• (Adj.) inclined to doubt
• Syn. Suspicious
• Ant. Gullible
• The teacher was skeptical to the kids story about his homework.

SLIPSHOD

• (Adj.) untidy in dress
• Syn. Messy
• Ant. Tidy
• The teenagers room was so slipshod, that it was hard to walk.