Unit 10 Vocabulary Foundations of English 10

Adept: (adj) very skilled (n) an expert

Aspire: (v) to have big hopes or plans -following an inspiration

Bleak: (adj) bare, dreary, dismal -weather could be described this way

Chide: (v) to blame; scold

Despicable: (adj) awful, terrible YouTube - That's Despicable

Diminutive: (adj) small, tiny Smaller in size

Emancipate: (v) to free from slavery; to release or unchain

Erroneous: (adj) incorrect, containing mistakes (wedding crashers)

Exploit: (v) to make use of for personal profit; (n) a deed BP Oil spill

Extemporaneous: (adj) made or delivered on the spur of the moment A spontaneous road trip!

Impair: (v) to make imperfect or damage, disable

Invincible: (adj) not able to be defeated, unbeatable

Languid: (adj) drooping; without energy, sluggish

Mire: (n) mud, swampy ground; a tough situation (v) To get stuck

Obtrusive: (adj) in your face, prominent, thrust out Protruding tail

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

Render: (v) to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially A plumber will bill you for services rendered (or performed).

Rugged: (adj) rough, irregular

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

Slipshod: (adj) untidy in dress; sloppy