| A | B |
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| adept | masterful, accomplished, proficient |
| aspire | to seek, yearn, aim for; soar |
| bleak | grim, cheerless, gloomy; desolate, barren |
| chide | to upbraid, reprimand, rebuke, chastise |
| despicable | low, vile, cheap, sordid, detestable |
| diminutive | undersized, miniature, tiny, compact |
| emancipate | to set loose, unchain, unshackle, unfetter |
| erroneous | mistaken, fallacious, all wrong |
| exploit | to utilize, turn to advantage; to misuse |
| extemporaneous | spontaneous, impromptu, off-the-cuff |
| impair | to injure, mar, disable, cripple, enervate |
| invincible | unconquerable, indomitable, insuperable |
| languid | lazy, sluggish, listless; slack, lethargic |
| mire | a marsh, swamp, bog, slough |
| obtrusive | brash, impudent; sonspicuous; protruding |
| preamble | an opening, preface, prologue, preliminary |
| render | to present, furnish, submit; to make, effect |
| rugged | rocky, craggy; blunt, harsh; hardy, tough |
| skeptical | subious, suspicious, incredulous |
| slipshod | messy, untidy, slovenly, slapdash, cusory |
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