The Foundations of Word Recognition, Vocabulary, and Fluency
Unit 10 Vocabulary Foundations of English 10
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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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