UNIT 10 MRS. HOGAN

ADEPT

• Adj. Thoroughly skilled N. An expert
• Syn - masterful
• Ant - clumsy, unskilled
• The boy was so adept at playing hockey he grew up to be on the USA olympic team.

ASPIRE

• V. To have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal
• Syn - yearn, aim for
• The boy aspired to be a professional hockey player, and he did just that.

BLEAK

• Adj. Bare, dreary, dismal
• Syn - grim, cheerless
• Ant - rosy, cheerful
• They boy's bleak attitude towards school caused his grades to drop.

CHIDE

• V. To blame, scold
• Syn - upbraid, reprimand
• Ant - approve, praise
• The mom chide the dog for knocking the vase over.

DESPICABLE

• Adj. worthy of scorn, contemptable
• syn - low, cheap, sordid
• ant - praiseworthy, commendable
• The player's despicable attendance and locker room behavior made the coach have to bench him.

DIMUNITIVE

• Adj. small, smaller than most others of the same type
• Syn - undersized, miniature
• Ant - oversized, gigantic
• Although Johnny Gaudreau is diminutive, he is one of the elite players in the NHL.

EMANCIPATE

• V. to free from slavery, to release or liberate
• Syn - set loose, unchain
• Ant - enslave, snare, chain
• Harriet Tubman helped emancipate people from slavery using the underground railroad.

ERRONEOUS

• Adj. incorrect, containing mistakes
• Syn - mistaken, fallacious
• Ant - accurate, correct
• The girls erroneous behavior was unacceptable and she had to be reprimanded.

EXPLOIT

• V. to make use of, develop N. a feat, deed
• Syn - turn to advantage
• Once the boy being bullied exploited the bully's behavior towards him everyone was surprised.

EXTEMPORANEOUS

• Adj. made or delivered on the spur of the moment
• Syn - spontaneous
• Ant - planned, prepared
• Some people may say having an extemporaneous attitude is good because their unexpected and fun to be around.

IMPAIR

• V. to make imperfect, damage, harm
• Syn - injure, disable
• Ant - improve, strengthen
• Hearing aids may help people with impaired hearing.

INVINCIBLE

• Adj. not able to be defeated
• Syn - unconquerable, indomitable
• Ant - vulnerable, conquerable
• After winning the state championship, I felt invincible.

LANGUID

• Adj. drooping, without energy
• Syn - lazy, listless
• Ant - lively, energetic
• A lot of people think being languid and sleeping all day every day is a bad habit.

MIRE

• n. mud, wet, swampy ground, a tough situation,
• syn - swamp, bog
• The alligators were barely visible in the mire near the run off.

OBTRUSIVE

• Adj. forward, undesirably prominent
• Syn - brash, protruding
• Ant - reserved, recessed
• The boy sliced his arm open on the obtrusive metal bar on the couch.

PREAMBLE

• N. an introduction to a speech or piece of writing
• Syn - opening, prologue
• Ant - ending, closing
• The students spiel was just a preamble to his excuse for not doing homework.

RENDER

• V. to cause to become, to perform, to process, extract
• Syn - present, furnish, submit
• The man's sword was rendered useless when the other man pulled out a gun.

RUGGED

• Adj. rough, irregular, severe
• Syn - rocky, blunt, harsh
• Ant - smooth, flat, soft
• The boy broke his ribs when he fell off of his bike and slammed into the rugged cement.

SKEPTICAL

• Adj. inclined to doubt, slow to accept something
• Syn - suspicious, incredulous
• Ant - believing, credulous, gullible
• The security guard was skeptical of the man's eerie behavior in the bank.

SLIPSHOD

• Adj. untidy in dress, personal habits
• Syn - messy, untidy
• Ant - tidy, neat
• The girl with OCD had no choice but to breakup with her boyfriend because of he was so slipshod.