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Vocabulary Level D Unit 10
words and definitions
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English
9th Grade
01/29/2010

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adept
Definition

(adj.) thoroughly skilled;

(n.) an expert

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aspire
Definition

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

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bleak
Definition

(adj.) bare, dreary, dismal

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chide
Definition

(v.) to blame; scold

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despicable
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(adj.) worthy of scorn, contemptible

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diminuitive
Definition

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

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emancipate
Definition

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

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erroneous
Definition

(adj.) incorrect, containing mistakes

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exploit
Definition

(v.) to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit;

(n.) a feat, deed

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extemporaneous    
Definition

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

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impair
Definition

(v.) to make imperfect, damage, harm

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invincible
Definition

(adj.) not able to be defeated, unbeatable

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languid
Definition

(adj.) drooping; without energy, sluggish

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mire
Definition

(n.) mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation

(v.) to get stuck

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obtrusive
Definition

(adj.) forward; undesireably prominent; thrust out

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

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render
Definition

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

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rugged
Definition

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

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skeptical
Definition

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

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slipshod
Definition

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

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