adept
thoroughly skilled
aspire
to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire constantly; to ascend
bleak
bare, dreary, dismal
chide
to blame or scold
despicable
worthy of scorn, contemptible
diminutive
small, smaller than most others of the same type
emancipate
to free from slavery; to release or liberate
erroneous
incorrect, containing mistakes
exploit
to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit
extemporaneous
made or delivered on spur of the moment
impair
to make imperfect, damage, or harm
invincible
not able to be defeated, unbeatable
languid
drooping; without energy, sluggish
mire
mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation
obtrusive
forward; undesirable prominent; thrust out
preamble
intro to a speech or piece of writing
render
to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process or extract
rugged
rough, irregular; severe, stern:strong: stormy
skeptical
inclined to doubt; slow to accept something true
slipshod
untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy