Sadlier-Oxford Level D Unit 10 Cards
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- slipshod
- adj. untidy in dress, personal habits, etc. ; ,careless, sloppy
- diminutive
- adj. small, smaller than most others of the same type
- bleak
- adj. bare, dreary, dismal
- adept
- adj. thouroughly skilled; an expert
- skeptical
- adj. inclined to doubt, slow to accept something as true
- rugged
- adj. rough, irregula; severe, stern; strong, stormy
- render
- v. to cause to become; to perform, to deliver officially, to process, extract
- despicable
- adj. worthy of scorn, contemptable
- preamble
- n. an introduction to a speech or a piece of writing
- chide
- v. to blame, scold
- aspire
- v. to have ambitious hopes or plans, stirve toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend
- exploit
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v. to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit
n. a feat, a deed
- erroneous
- adj. incorrect, containing mistakes
- emancipate
- v. to free from slavery; to release or liberate
- extemporaneous
- adj. make or delivered on the spur of the moment
- languid
- adj. drooping; without energy; sluggish
- impair
- v. to make imperfect, damage, harm
- invincible
- adj. not able to be defeated, unbeatable
- obtrusive
- adj. forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out
- mire
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n. mud, wet swampy ground; a tough situation
v. to get stuck