Unit 10 VocabularyFoundations of English 10

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

2Aspire: (v) to have big hopes or plans-following an inspiration

3Bleak: (adj) bare, dreary, dismal-weather could be described this way

4Chide: (v) to blame; scold

5Despicable: (adj) awful, terribleYouTube - That's Despicable

6Diminutive: (adj) small, tiny

Smaller in size7Emancipate: (v) to free from slavery; to release or unchain

8Erroneous: (adj) incorrect, containing mistakes(wedding crashers)

9Exploit: (v) to make use of for personal profit; (n) a deed

BP Oil spill10Extemporaneous: (adj) made or delivered on the spur of the moment

A spontaneous road trip! 11Impair: (v) to make imperfect or damage, disable

12Invincible: (adj) not able to be defeated, unbeatable

13Languid: (adj) drooping; without energy, sluggish

14Mire: (n) mud, swampy ground; a tough situation(v) To get stuck

15Obtrusive: (adj) in your face, prominent, thrust out

Protruding tail16Preamble: (n) an introduction to a speech or piece of writing

17Render: (v) to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially

A plumber will bill you for services rendered (or performed).

18Rugged: (adj) rough, irregular

19Skeptical: (adj) inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true

20Slipshod: (adj) untidy in dress; sloppy

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