VOCAB UNIT 10

ADEPT

• (Adj.) thoroughly skilled; (N.) an expert
• (Syn.) masterful
• (Ant.) clumsy
• He is very adept in architecture.

ASPIRE

• (V.) to have ambitious hopes or plans; to ascend
• (Syn.) yearn
• Jack aspired to become an astronaut.

BLEAK

• (Adj.) bare; dreary
• (Syn.) grim
• (Ant.) rosy
• His bleak attitude brought the team down.

CHIDE

• (V.) to blame; scold
• (Syn.) upbraid
• (Ant.) approve
• The kid chided his friend for the broken window.

DESPICABLE

• (Adj.) worthy of scorn
• (Syn.) cheap
• (Ant.) commendable
• She was so despicable that I felt uncomfortable in the room.

DIMINUTIVE

• (Adj.) smaller than usual
• (Syn.) tiny
• (Ant.) huge
• The screw was too diminutive I couldn't see it.

EMANCIPATE

• (V.) to free from slavery
• (Syn.) unchain
• (Ant.) enslave
• The slaves were emancipated after the war.

ERRONEOUS

• (Adj.) incorrect; containing mistakes
• (Syn.) mistaken
• (Ant.) accurate
• My answer was sadly erroneous.

EXPLOIT

• (V.) to make use of / improper use of
• (Syn.) misuse
• John exploited his granted car by drag racing.

EXTEMPORANEOUS

• (Adj.) made or delivered on the spur of the moment
• (Syn.) spontaneous
• (Ant.) planned
• The president kept giving extemporaneous comments.

IMPAIR

• (V.) to make imperfect; to damage
• (Syn.) injure
• (Ant.) improve
• Jack impaired the car by hitting another truck.

INVINCIBLE

• (Adj.) not able to be defeated
• (Syn.) unstoppable
• (Ant.) vulnerable
• The basketball team acted invincible in Game 7.

LANGUID

• (Adj.) drooping; without energy
• (Syn.) lazy
• (Ant.) lively
• I was very languid on Sunday due to my boredom.

MIRE

• (N.) mud; wet, swampy ground
• (Syn.) swamp
• She fell in the mire and came out all wet and muddy.

OBTRUSIVE

• (Adj.) forward; undesirably prominent
• (Syn.) brash
• (Ant.) reserved
• He felt obtrusive being given the opportunity for the second time.

PREAMBLE

• (N.) an introduction to a speech or piece of writing
• (Syn.) opening
• (Ant.) ending
• He gave a preamble for his brand new product.

RENDER

• (V.) to cause to become
• (Syn.) present
• The distance finally rendered to my eyes.

RUGGED

• (Adj.) rough; irregular
• (Syn.) rocky
• (Ant.) smooth
• The street has to be redone due to its ragged feel.

SKEPTICAL

• (Adj.) inclined to doubt
• (Syn.) suspicious
• (Ant.) beliving
• His idea was a little too skeptical to believe.

SLIPSHOD

• (Adj.) untidy in dress
• (Syn.) messy
• (Ant.) tidy
• He went to school in a slipshod manner.