Unit 10 - Sadlier Connect Vocabulary Workshop Level D

adept

(adj) thoroughly skilled; (n) an expert

Synonyms: (adj) masterful, accomplished, proficient

aspire

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

Synonyms: seek, yearn, aim for, soar

bleak

(adj) bare, dreary, dismal

Synonyms: grim, cheerless, gloomy, desolate, barren

chide

(v) to blame, scold

Synonyms: upbraid, reprimand, rebuke, chastise

despicable

(adj) worthy of scorn, contemptible

Synonyms: low, vile, cheap, sordid, detestable

diminutive

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

Synonyms: undersized, miniature, tiny, compact

emancipate

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

Synonyms: set loose, unchain, unshackle, unfetter

erroneous

(adj) incorrect, containing mistakes

Synonyms: mistaken, fallacious, all wrong

exploit

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

Synonyms: (v) utilize, turn to advantage, misuse

extemporaneous

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

Synonyms: spontaneous, impromptu, off-the-cuff

impair

(v) to make imperfect, damage, harm

Synonyms: injure, mar, disable, cripple, enervate

invincible

(adj) not able to be defeated, unbeatable

Synonyms: unconquerable, indomitable, insuperable

languid

(adj) drooping; without energy, sluggish

Synonyms: lazy, sluggish, listless, slack, lethargic

mire

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

Synonyms: (n) marsh, swamp, bog, slough

obtrusive

(adj) forward, undesirably prominent; thrust out

Synonyms: brash, impudent, conspicuous, protruding

preamble

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

Synonyms: opening, preface, prologue, preliminary

render

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

Synonyms: present, furnish, submit, make, effect

rugged

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

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

skeptical

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

Synonyms: dubious, suspicious, incredulous

slipshod

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

Synonyms: messy, untidy, slovenly, slapdash, cursory