Week 3 - Day 2 - Part 1

Front 1

Adept

Back 1

Thoroughly skilled; an expert

Hint 1

Not only is the soloist an accomplished singer, but he is also adept at playing the saxophone.

An adept at chess, she hopes to compete in tournaments against top-rated players.

Front 2

Aspire

Back 2

To have ambitious hope or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend

Hint 2

A early fascination with ants led the young naturalist to aspire to a career as an entormologist.

Front 3

Bleak

Back 3

Bare, dready, dismal

Hint 3

Urban renewal can turn a run-down city with bleak economic prospects into a flourish metropolis.

Front 4

Chide

Back 4

To blame, scold

Hint 4

The teacher chided the student for truancy and tardiness.

Front 5

Diminutive

Back 5

Small, smaller than most other of the same type

Hint 5

The diminutive lapdog was so small that it actually fit its owner's purse.

Front 6

Emancipate

Back 6

To free from slavery; to release or liberate

Hint 6

Scientific knowledge can emancipate humanity from blind supersition.

Front 7

Extemporaneous

Back 7

Made or delivered on the spur of the moment

Hint 7

The stand-up comedian's outrageous act included about twenty minutes of completely extemporaneous banter.

Front 8

Impair

Back 8

To make imperfect, damage, harm

Hint 8

I am fortunate that the scratch on my eye will not permanently impair my vision.

Front 9

Languid

Back 9

Drooping; without energy, sluggish

Hint 9

A big lunch makes me feel languid for the rest of the day.

Front 10

Mire

Back 10

Mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; to get stuck

Hint 10

The once verdant expanse of the soccer field has become a rectangle of muck and mire.

Congress will never ratify that bill mire in controvesy.

Front 11

Obstrusive

Back 11

Forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out

Hint 11

I don't blame you for being put off by his obstrusive attempt to dominate the conversation.

Front 12

Preambie

Back 12

An introduction to a speech or piece of writing

Hint 12

The preambie to the Constitution describes the purpose of our national goverment.

Front 13

Render

Back 13

To cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract

Hint 13

The freelance writer presented the managing editor with a bill for services rendered.

Front 14

Rugged

Back 14

Rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy

Hint 14

Settlers had a rough time crossing the rugged Appalachian Mountains.

Front 15

Skeptical

Back 15

Inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true

Hint 15

I am skeptical of promises made by politicians when they are running for office.

Front 16

Slipshod

Back 16

Untidy in dress, personal habits... ; careless, sloppy

Hint 16

The commission attributed the unfortunate collapse of the apartment building to its slipshod construction.