1. Vocabulary Workshop
Unit 10 Level D

2. Adept (adj.) thoroughly skilled; (n.) an expert
Syn: (adj.) masterful, accomplished, proficient
Ant: (adj) clumsy, unskilled, maladroit; (n.) novice

3. Aspire
(v) to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend
Syn: seek, yearn, aim for, soar

4. Despicable (adj.) worthy of scorn, contemptible
Syn: low, vile, cheap, sordid, detestable
Ant: praiseworthy, commendable, meritorious

5. Emancipate (v.) to free from slavery; to release or liberate
Syn: set loose, unchain, unshackle, unfetter
Ant: enslave, snare, chain, shackle

6. Erroneous (adj.) incorrect, containing mistakes
Syn: mistaken, fallacious, all wrong
Ant: accurate, correct, exact, unerring

7. Exploit (v.) to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for
Syn: (v.) utilize, turn to advantageous, misuse

8. Extemporaneous (adj.) made or delivered on the spur of the moment
Syn: spontaneous, impromptu, off-the-cuff
Ant: planned, rehearsed, prepared

9. Impair (v.) to make imperfect, damage, harm
Syn: injure, mar, disable, cripple, enervate
Ant: improve, strengthen, promote, advance

10. Invincible (adj.) not able to be defeated, unbeatable
Syn: unconquerable, indomitable, insuperable
Ant: vulnerable, conquerable, surmountable

11. Skeptical (adj.) inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true
Syn: dubious, suspicious, incredulous
Ant: believing, credulous, gullible, ingenuous