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Vocab Unit 10

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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Adept

  • adjective, noun
  • (adj) thoroughly skilled; (n) an expert
  • Due to his hattrick, Eden Hazard is an adept soccer player.
  • Syn: masterful, accomplished, proficient
  • Ant: clumsy, unskilled, maladroit, novice
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Aspire

  • verb
  • to have ambitious thoughts or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend
  • I sometimes aspire to be a professional soccer player in the World Cup.
  • Syn: seek, yearn, aim for, soar
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Bleak

  • adjective
  • bare, dreary, dismal
  • I had a bleak expression when the Pacers lost.
  • Syn: grim, cheerless, gloomy, desolate, barren
  • Ant: rosy, cheerful, sunny, promising, encouraging
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CHIDE

  • Verb
  • To blame; scold
  • I chided my brother for the mess in the kitchen.
  • Syn: upbraid, reprimand, rebuke, chastise
  • Ant: approve, praise, compliment, pat on the back
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DESPICABLE

  • Adjective
  • Worthy of scorn, contemptible
  • It was despicable that the Pacers lost.
  • Syn: low, vile, cheap, sordid, detestable
  • Ant: praiseworthy, commendable, meritorious
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DIMINUTIVE

  • Adjective
  • Small, smaller than most others of the same type
  • Mini me is a diminutive version of Dr. Evil.
  • Syn: undersized, miniature, tiny, compact
  • Ant: oversized, gigantic, huge, enormous
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EMANCIPATE

  • Verb
  • To free from slavery; to release or liberate
  • Abraham Lincoln emancipated the slaves during his presidency.
  • Syn: set loose, unchain, unshackle, unfetter
  • Ant: enslave, snare, chain, shackle
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ERRONEOUS

  • Adjective
  • Incorrect, containing mistakes
  • My erroneous test received a 45%.
  • Syn: mistaken, fallacious, all wrong
  • Ant: accurate, correct, exact, unerring
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EXPLOIT

  • Verb, noun
  • (V) to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; (n) a feat, deed
  • A good debater knows how to exploit weaknesses of an opponent's argument.
  • Syn: utilize, turn to advantage, misuse
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EXTEMPORANEOUS

  • Adjective
  • Made or delivered on the spur of the moment
  • I was tackled at an extemporaneous time before I was about to shoot.
  • Syn: spontaneous, impromptu, off-the-cuff
  • Ant: planned, rehearsed, prepared
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IMPAIR

  • Verb
  • To make imperfect, damage, harm
  • He impaired my running my breaking my leg.
  • Syn: injure, mar, disable, cripple, enervate
  • Ant: improve, strengthen, promote, advance
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INVINCIBLE

  • Adjective
  • Not able to be defeated, unbeatable
  • From all of his obstacles, Iron Man has proved to be invincible.
  • Syn: unconquerable, indomitable, insuperable
  • Ant: vulnerable, conquerable, surmountable
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LANGUID

  • Adjective
  • Drooping; without energy, sluggish
  • A big lunch makes me feel languid for the rest of the day.
  • Syn: lazy, sluggish, listless, slack, lethargic
  • Ant: lively, energetic, vigorous, enlivening
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MIRE

  • Noun, verb
  • (N) mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; (v) to get stuck
  • I fell into the mire and had to wash my clothes.
  • Syn: marsh, swamp, bog, slough
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OBTRUSIVE

  • Adjective
  • Forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out
  • I have an obtrusive bruise on my arm.
  • Syn: brash, impudent, conspicuous, protruding
  • Ant: meek, reserved, deferential, recessed
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PREAMBLE

  • Noun
  • An introduction to a speech or piece of writing
  • The preamble of the Constitution describes the purpose of our national government.
  • Syn: opening, preface, prologue, preliminary
  • Ant: conclusion, ending, closing, epilogue
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RENDER

  • Verb
  • To cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract
  • The colonists rendered the Declaration of Independence to begin their revolution.
  • Syn: present, furnish, submit, make, effect
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RUGGED

  • Adjective
  • Rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy
  • School is closed due to rugged weather conditions.
  • Syn: rocky, craggy, blunt, harsh, hardy, tough
  • Ant: smooth, flat, soft, mild, tender, delicate
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SKEPTICAL

  • Adjective
  • Inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true
  • My teacher was skeptical towards my excuse for missing my homework.
  • Syn: dubious, suspicious, incredulous
  • Ant: believing, credulous, gullible, ingenuous
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SLIPSHOD

  • Adjective
  • Untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy
  • My work desk can get slipshod when I'm busy.
  • Syn: messy, untidy, slovenly, slapdash, cursory
  • Ant: tidy, neat, orderly, careful, painstaking
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