| A | B |
|---|
| adept | thoroughly skilled, an expert |
| aspire | to have ambitious hopes or plans |
| bleak | bare, dreary, dismal |
| chide | to blame; scold |
| despicable | worthy of scorn, contemptible |
| diminutive | small, smaller than most others of the same type |
| emancipate | to free from slavery; to release |
| erroneous | incorrect, containing mistakes |
| exploit | to make improper use of for personal profit |
| extemporaneous | made or delivered on the spur of the moment |
| impair | to make imperfect, damage, harm |
| invincible | not able to be defeated, unbeatable |
| languid | drooping; without energy, sluggish |
| mire | wet, swampy ground; a tough situation |
| obtrusive | forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out |
| preamble | an introduction to a speech or writing |
| render | to cause to become; to perform |
| rugged | rough, irregular; strong; stern; stormy |
| skeptical | inclined to doubt |
| slipshod | untidy in dress, personal habits; careless, sloppy |
