| A | B |
|---|
| adept | adjective or noun; thoroughly skilled; an expert |
| aspire | verb; to have ambitious hopes or plans; to strive toward a higher goal |
| bleak | adjective; bare; dreary |
| chide | verb; to blame; to scold |
| despicable | adjective; worthy of scorn; contemptible |
| diminutive | adjective; small; smaller than most others of the same type |
| emancipate | verb; to free from slavery; to release or liberate |
| erroneous | adjective; incorrect; containing mistakes |
| exploit | verb or noun; to make use of; to make improper use of for personal profit; a feat; deed |
| extemporaneous | adjective; made or delivered on the spur of the moment |
| impair | verb; to make imperfect; to damage |
| invincible | adjective; not able to be defeated; unbeatable |
| languid | adjective; drooping; without energy |
| mire | verb or noun; to get stuck; mud; wet, swampy ground |
| obtrusive | adjective; forward; undesirably prominent |
| preamble | noun; an introduction to a speech or a piece of writing |
| render | verb; to cause to become; to perform |
| rugged | adjective; rough; irregular |
| skeptical | adjective; inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true |
| slipshod | adjective; untidy in dress; careless |
