| A | B |
|---|
| adept (adj) | thoroughly skilled |
| aspire (v) | to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly |
| bleak (adj) | bare, dreary, dismal |
| chide (v) | to blame, scold |
| despicable (adj) | worthy of scorn, contemptible |
| diminutive (adj) | small, smaller than most others of the same type |
| emancipate (v) | to free from slavery; to relase or liberate |
| erroneous (adj) | incorrect, containing mistakes |
| extemporaneous (adj) | made or delivered on the spur of the moment |
| exploit (v) | to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit |
| impair (v) | to make imperfect, damage, harm |
| invincible (adj) | not able to be defeated, unbeatable |
| languid (adj) | drooping; without energy, sluggish |
| mire (n) | mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation |
| obstrusive (adj) | forward; undesirabley prominent; thrust out |
| preamble (n) | an introduction to a speech or piece of writing |
| render (v) | to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract |
| rugged (adj) | rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy |
| skeptical (adj) | inclined to doubt, slow to accept something as true |
| slipshod (adj) | untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy |
