Vocab 10

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(adj.)thoroughly skilled;
(n.)an expert

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adept

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(v.)to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal; desire earnestly; to ascend

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aspire

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(adj.)bare, dreary, dismal

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bleak

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(v.)to blame; scold

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chide

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(adj.)worthy of scorn, contemptible

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despicable

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(adj.)small, smaller than most others of the same type

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diminutive

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(v.)to free from slavery; to release or liberate

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emancipate

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(adj.)incorrect, containing mistakes

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erroneous

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(v.)to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit;
(n.)a feat, deed

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exploit

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(adj.)made or delivered on the spur of the moment

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extemporaneous

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(v.)to make imperfect, damage, harm

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impair

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(adj.)not able to be defeated, unbeatable

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invincible

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(adj.)drooping; without energy, sluggish

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languid

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(n.)mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation;
(v.)to get stuck

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mire

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(adj.)forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out

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obtrusive

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(n.)an introduction to a speech or piece of writing

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preamble

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(v.)to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract

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render

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(adj.)rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy

Back 18

rugged

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(adj.)inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true

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skeptical

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(adj.)untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy

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slipshod

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SYNONYMS:
(adj.)masterful, accomplished, proficient

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adept

Front 22

SYNONYMS:
seek, yearn, aim for, soar

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aspire

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SYNONYMS:
grim, cheerless, gloomy, desolate, barren

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bleak

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SYNONYMS:
upbraid, reprimand, rebuke, chastise

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chide

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SYNONYMS:
low, vile, cheap, sordid, detestable

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despicable

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SYNONYMS:
undersized, miniature, tiny, compact

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diminutive

Front 27

SYNONYMS:
set loose, unchain, unshackle, unfetter

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emancipate

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SYNONYMS:
mistaken, fallacious, all wrong

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erroneous

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SYNONYMS:
(v.)utilize, turn to advantage, misuse

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exploit

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SYNONYMS:
spontaneous, impromptu, off-the-cuff

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extemporaneous

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SYNONYMS:
injure, mar, disable, cripple, enervate

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impair

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SYNONYMS:
unconquerable, indomitable, insuperable

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invincible

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SYNONYMS:
lazy, sluggish, listless, slack, lethargic

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languid

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SYNONYMS:
(n.)marsh, swamp, bog, slough

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mire

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SYNONYMS:
brash, impudent, conspicuous, protruding

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obtrusive

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SYNONYMS:
opening, preface, prologue, preliminary

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preamble

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SYNONYMS:
present, furnish, submit, make, effect

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render

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SYNONYMS:
rocky, craggy, blunt, harsh, hardy, tough

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rugged

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SYNONYMS:
dubious, suspicious, incredulous

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skeptical

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SYNONYMS:
messy, untidy, slovenly, slapdash, cursory

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slipshod

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ANTONYMS:
(adj.)clumsy, unskilled, maladroit;
(n.)novice

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adept

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ANTONYMS:
rosy, cheerful, sunny, promising, encouraging

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bleak

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ANTONYMS:
approve, praise, compliment, pat on the back

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chide

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ANTONYMS:
praiseworthy, commendable, meritorious

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despicable

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ANTONYMS:
oversized, gigantic, huge, enormous

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diminutive

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ANTONYMS:
enslave, snare, chain, shackle

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emancipate

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ANTONYMS:
accurate, correct, exact, unerring

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erroneous

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ANTONYMS:
planned, rehearsed, prepared

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extemporaneous

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ANTONYMS:
improve, strengthen, promote, advance

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impair

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ANTONYMS:
vulnerable, conquerable, surmountable

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invincible

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ANTONYMS:
lively, energetic, vigorous, enlivening

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languid

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ANTONYMS:
meek, reserved, deferential, recessed

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obtrusive

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ANTONYMS:
conclusion, ending, closing, epilogue

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preamble

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ANTONYMS:
smooth, flat, soft, mild, tender, delicate

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rugged

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ANTONYMS:
believing, credulous, gullible, ingenuous

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skeptical

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ANTONYMS:
tidy, neat, orderly, careful, painstaking

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slipshod