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Vocab Unit 10

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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1.

ADEPT

  • Expert, throughly skilled
  • Masterful
  • Unskilled clumsy
  • The adept player was the star on the court.
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ASPIRE

  • Strive toward a higher goal
  • Soar, aim for
  • Lebron James as a child aspired for greatness.
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BLEAK

  • Bare, dreary, dismal
  • Grim, gloomy
  • Sunny, promising, cheerful
  • The bleak atmosphere hinted that a storm was approaching.
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CHIDE

  • Blame, scold
  • Upbraid, reprimand
  • Compliment, praise, approve
  • The coach chided the player by benching him.
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DESPICABLE

  • Contemptible, worthy of scorn
  • Low, cheap, sordid
  • The despicable coach held back his team from reaching their true potential.
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DIMINUTIVE

  • Small, smaller than most others
  • Tiny, compact, miniature
  • Huge, oversized, gigantic
  • The diminutive player bit blocked by the center.
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EMANCIPATE

  • Free from slavery, release or liberate
  • Unchain, set loose
  • Enslave, Chain
  • The slave was rejoicing when he was emancipated.
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ERRONEOUS

  • Incorrect, containing mistakes
  • Mistaken, all wrong
  • Accurate, correct
  • The erroneous play resulted in an easy steal and layup for the other team.
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EXPLOIT

  • Make use of, take advantage of p, feat or deed
  • Misuse, turn to advantage
  • A good player knows how to exploit two other teams weaknesses.
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EXTEMPORANEOUS

  • Made on the spur of the moment
  • Spontaneous, on the fly
  • Planned, prepared
  • A good point guard can make up a play extemporaneously.
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IMPAIR

  • To make imperfect, damage harm
  • Injure, disable, cripple
  • Improve, strengthen
  • Another missed shot impaired the shooters confidence.
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INVINCIBLE

  • Unbeatable
  • Unconquerable, indomitable
  • Vulnerable, surmountable
  • Kentucky seemed invincible until they played Wisconsin.
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LANGUID

  • Drooping, without energy, sluggish
  • Lazy, slack, lethargic
  • Energetic, lively
  • The team was out scored in the 1st quarter because of their languid start.
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MIRE

  • Mud, wet, stuck, swampy or bog
  • Swamp, bog
  • The baseball game was cancelled because the field was filled with mire.
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OBTRUSIVE

  • Forward, prominent, thrust out
  • Brash, protruding
  • Reserved, recessed
  • The defender was obtrusive to the players run towards the rim.
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PREAMBLE

  • Introduction to speech or piece of writing
  • Prologue, opening
  • Conclusion, ending
  • The preamble to the constitution is very important.
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RENDER

  • To perform, to process
  • Make, present, furnish
  • The coach rendered another play for the last shot of the game.
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RUGGED

  • Rough, irregular, stormy
  • Hardy, tough, blunt
  • Smooth, flat, soft
  • The rugged piece of metal was a pain of dealing with.
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SKEPTICAL

  • Inclined to doubt
  • Suspicious, incredulous
  • Believing, gullible
  • After missing the first two buzzer beaters the fans were skeptical about letting him shoot another one.
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SLIPSHOD

  • Untidy in dress, careless
  • Messy, untidy
  • Tidy,neat, careful
  • The other team got countless lay ups after many slipshod turnovers.
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