Vocab Unit 10
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
adept
- adj.thoroughly skilled n.an expert
- syn.masterful, proficient
- ant.clumsy, unskilled n.novice
- I am adept at drumming because I have been playing since I was three years old
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aspire
- to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal
- syn.yearn, aim for, soar
- I will aspire myself to meet my goal in attending my goal in the college that I choose
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bleak
- bare, dreary, dismal
- syn.grim, cheerless, gloomy
- ant.rosy, cheerful, sunny
- The Buffalo County's weather has been very bleak the past few months
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chide
- to blame, scold
- syn.upbraid, reprimand, rebuke
- ant.approve, praise, compliment
- My little sister always chides on me for whenever something bad happens
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despicable
- worthy of scorn, contemptible
- syn.low, cheap, sordid
- ant.praiseworthy, commendable
- The hockey player had a despicable hit on the other player that got him tossed out of the game
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dimunitive
- small, smaller than most others of the same type
- syn.undersized, miniature, tiny
- ant.oversized, gigantic, huge
- Brian Gionta is one of the smallest hockey players in the NHL
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emancipate
- to free from slavery, to release
- syn.set loose, unchain, unfetter
- ant.enslave, snare, chain
- Abraham Lincoln was the person who emancipate all the slaves during his time as president
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erroneous
- incorrect, containing mistakes
- syn.mistaken, fallacious, all wrong
- ant.accurate, correct, exact
- Sometimes, the Channel 2 News is erroneous when it comes to weather
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extemporaneous
- made or delivered on the spur of the moment
- syn.spontaneous, off-the-cut
- ant.planned, prepared, practiced
- My extemporaneous effort on studying resulted in me doing pretty well
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impair
- to make imperfect, damage, harm
- syn. injure, disable, cripple
- ant.improve, strengthen, promote
- When I got hit in football by a helmet, I impaired my arm and needed a cast
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invincible
- not able to be defeated, unbeatable
- syn.unconquerable, indomitable, insuperable
- ant.vulnerable, conquerable, surmountable
- Superman is very invincible when he is fighting with his enemy
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languid
- drooping, without energy, sluggish
- syn.lazy, listless, slack
- ant.lively, energetic, vigorous
- In the summer time, I can become very languid all day
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mire
- mud, wet, swampy ground
- syn.swamp, bog, slough
- I got mired in the swampy ground when I was running with my friends
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obtrusive
- forward, undesirably prominent, thrust out
- syn.brash, conspicuous, protruding
- ant.reserved, deferential, recessed
- In track, I was the obtrusive runner because I was the fastest
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preamble
- an intro to a speech or piece of writing
- syn.opening, prologue, preliminary
- ant.ending, closing, epilogue
- My preamble to my essay made the reader want to read on and find out what happens
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render
- to cause to become, to perform, to deliever
- syn.present, furnish, submit
- The mail man rendered the mail to me through my mail box
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rugged
- rough, irregular, severe,stern
- syn.rocky, blunt, harsh
- ant.smooth, flat, soft
- The rugged weather in Canada makes you not want to go back there
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skeptical
- inclined to doubt, slow to accept something as true
- syn.suspicious, incredulous
- ant.believing, credulous, gullible
- The cop noticed that the young man seemed very suspicious when the store was robbed.
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SLIPSHOD
- untidy in dress, personal habits
- syn.messy, untidy, slovenly
- ant.tidy, neat, orderly
- When the man won the Oscar, his suit seemed very slipshod compared to others
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