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VOCAB UNIT 10

TIM ABATE
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ADEPT

(ADJ.) THROUGHLY SKILLED (N.) AN EXPERT
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ADEPT

  • Syn. Masterful,proficient
  • Ant. Clumsy, unskilled
  • The high school player was adept in playing football so he was accepted to play in college.
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ASPIRE

(V.) TO HAVE AMBITIOUS PLANS, STRIVE FOWARD
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ASPIRE

  • Syn. Aim for,soar
  • The student wanted to aspire to be a brain surgeon.
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BLEAK

(ADJ.) BARE,DREARY,DISMAL
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BLEAK

  • Syn. Grim,cheerless
  • Ant. Cheerful,sunny
  • After the death of the father it was a bleak funeral.
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CHIDE

(V.) BLAME,SCOLD
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CHIDE

  • Syn. Upbraid,reprimand
  • Ant. approve,praise
  • My dad chide us for a broken vase even though it wasn't us.
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DESPICABLE

(ADJ.) WORTHY OF SCORN
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DESPICABLE

  • Syn. Low,cheap,sordid
  • Ant. Praiseworthy, commendable
  • His despicable behavior caused him to loose the auction.
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DIMINUTIVE

(ADJ.) SMALL, SMALLER THAN MOST
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DIMINUTIVE

  • Syn. Undersized, minerature
  • Ant. Oversized, huge
  • Everyone thought the diminutive dog was light but weighed a lot.
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EMANCIPATE

(V.) TO FREE FROM SLAVERY
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EMANCIPATE

  • Syn. Set loose, unchain
  • Ant. Snare,chain,enslave
  • The help from the prisoner made him get emancipated from jail
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ERRONEOUS

(ADJ.) INCORRECT, CONTAINING MISTAKES
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ERRONEOUS

  • Syn. Mistaken,all wrong
  • Ant. Correct,exact
  • The erroneous work from the student caused him to fail.
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EXPLOIT

V. TO MAKE USE OF (N.) DEED,FEAT
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EXPLOIT

  • Syn. Misuse, turn to advantage
  • The student knew how to exploit his remaining pencils for the test.
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EXPREMPORANEOUS

(ADJ.) MADE OR DELIVERED SPUR OF THE MOMENT
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EXTREMPERONEOUS

  • Syn. Spontaneous,
  • Ant.planned, prepared
  • The speech was so amazing that is couldn't be exprempoaneous.
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IMPAIR

V, TO MAKE IMPERFECT, DAMAGE
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IMPAIR

  • Syn. injure,disable
  • Ant. Strengthen
  • The hole in the windshield caused the car to be impaired
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INVINCIBLE

ADJ. NOT ABLE TO BE DEFEATED
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INVINCIBLE

  • Syn. Unconquerable
  • Ant.vulnerable
  • The only weakness of the invincible runner was his endurance.
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LANGUID

ADJ. DROOPING, SLUGGISH
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LANGUID

  • Syn. Lazy,slack
  • Ant. Lively, energetic
  • The doctors visit makes me feel languid for everything.
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MIRE

N. MUD,WET
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MIRE

  • Syn. Swamp
  • After the long rainy day the field turned into a mire
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OBSTRUSIVE

ADJ.FOWARD THRUST OUT
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OBSTRUSIVE

  • Syn.brash,protruding
  • Ant.reserved
  • The obtrusive attempt to try to get the audience to listen failed.
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PREAMBLE

N. AN INTRODUCTION TO A SPEECH OR WRITING
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PREAMBLE

  • Syn.opening, prologue
  • Ant.ending,closing
  • The preamble to his speech made everyone attracted to it.
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RENDER

(V.) TO PREFORM,TO CAUSE TO BECOME
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RENDER

  • Syn.present,furnish
  • The musician rendered his own song in on week.
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RUGGED

ADJ. ROUGH,IRREGULAR
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RUGGED

  • Syn.rocky,blunt
  • Ant,smooth,flat
  • The rugged Andes killed hundreds of people trying to cross it.
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SKEPTICAL

ADJ. INCLINED TO DOUBT
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SKEPTICAL

  • Syn.suspicious
  • Ant.believing
  • The robber was skeptical about how much money was in the bank.
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SLIPSHOD

ADJ. UNTIDY IN DRESS
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SLIPSHOD

  • Syn. Messy, slapdash
  • Ant. Neat, organized
  • The Canisius student came into class slipshod dressed out of dress code

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