vocabulary unit 10b. 1. impair 2. invincible 3. languid 4. mire 5. obtrusive 6. preamble 7. render...
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ADJ. ROUGH, IRREGULAR, SEVERE, STERN, STORMY — SYNONYMS: ROCKY, HARDY ANTONYMS: SMOOTH, DELICATE ruggedTRANSCRIPT
VOCABULARY UNIT 10B
1. IMPAIR 2. INVINCIBLE 3. LANGUID 4. MIRE 5. OBTRUSIVE 6. PREAMBLE 7. RENDER 8. RUGGED 9. SKEPTICAL 10. SLIPSHOD
Unit 10B Vocab Words
ADJ.ROUGH, IRREGULAR, SEVERE,
STERN, STORMY—
SYNONYMS:ROCKY, HARDY
ANTONYMS:SMOOTH, DELICATE
rugged
ADJ.NOT ABLE TO BE DEFEATED,
UNBEATABLE__
SYNONYMS:INDOMITABLE
ANTONYMS:VULNERABLE, SURMOUNTABLE
invincible
ADJ.UNTIDY IN DRESS, PERSONAL
HABITS, ETC.;CARELESS, SLOPPY
__SYNONYMS:
MESSY, UNTIDYANTONYMS:
NEAT, ORDERLYslipshod
V.TO CAUSE TO BECOME,TO PROCESS, EXTRACT,
__SYNONYMS:
EFFECT, SUBMIT
render
N. MUD, SWAMPY GROUND;
V.TO GET STUCK
__SYNONYMS:
N. MARSH, SWAMPV.
DETAIN, DELAYmire
V.TO MAKE IMPERFECT,
DAMAGE, HARM__
SYNONYMS: INJURE, CRIPPLE
ANT0NYOMS:STRENGTHEN, PROMOTE
impair
ADJ.DROOPING, SLUGGISH,
WITHOUT ENERGY__
SYNONYMS:SLACK, LISTLESS
ANTONYMS:LIVELY, ENERGETIC
languid
N.INTRODUCTION TO A SPEECH
OR PIECE OF WRITING__
SYNONYMS:PROLOGUE, PREFACE
ANTONYMS:CONCLUSION, EPILOGUE
preamble
ADJ.INCLINED TO DOUBT,
SLOW TO ACCEPT SOMETHING AS TRUE
__SYNONYMS:
DUBIOUS, SUSPICIOUSANTONYMS:
BELIEVING, GULLIBLE
skeptical
N.FORWARD;
UNDESIRABLY PROMINENT__
SYNONYMS:BRASH, CONSPICUOUS
ANTONYMS:MEEK, RESERVED
obtrusive
1. A BIG LUNCH MAKES ME FEEL _____ FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
2. THE FREELANCE WRITER PRESENTED THE MANAGING EDITOR WITH A BILL FOR SERVICES _______.
3. I AM ______ OF PROMISES MADE BY POLITICIANS WHEN THEY ARE RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
4. THE ______ TO THE CONSTITUTION DESCRIBES THE PURPOSE OF OUR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.
5. THE COMMISSION ATTRIBUTED THE UNFORTUNATE COLLAPSE OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING TO ITS ______ CONSTRUCTION.
6. I AM FORTUNATE THAT THE SCRATCH ON MY EYE WILL NOT PERMANENTLY _______ MY VISION.
SENTENCES
7. NAPOLEON I, EMPEROR OF FRANCE, WAS _____ UNTIL HE LAUNCHED A DISASTROUS INVASION OF RUSSIA.
8. THE ONCE VERDANT EXPANSE OF THE SOCCER FIELD HAS BECOME A RECTANGLE OF MUCK AND _____.
9. SETTLERS HAD A ROUGH TIME CROSSING THE _______ APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.
10. I DON’T BLAME YOU FOR BEING PUT OFF BY HIS _______ ATTEMPT TO DOMINATE THE CONVERSATION.
11. CONGRESS WILL NEVER RATIFY THAT BILL _______ IN CONTROVERSY.
SENTENCES
1. I UNDERSTAND MATH VERY WELL, BUT, ACCORDING TO MY TEACHER, MY PERFORMANCE IN CLASS, IS AT BEST, __________.
2. THE MANY INCONSISTENCIES IN THE SUSPECT’S STORY MADE THE POLICE HIGHLY _______ OF HIS ALIBI.
3. THE WARMTH OF THE JUNE SUN MADE ME FEEL SO _____ THAT I SCARCELY HAD THE ENERGY TO BRUSH AWAY THE FLIES.
4. SINCE IT HAD RAINED HEAVILY ALL NIGHT, THE NEWLY PLOWED FIELDS WERE BY NOW AN ALMOST IMPASSIBLE _____.
5. WE LEARNED THAT THE MATCHLESS DISCIPLINE AND SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP OF THE ROMAN LEGIONS MADE THEM ALL BUT ____.
PRACTICE SENTENCES
6. POOR DIET, LACK OF EXERCISE, AND INSUFFICIENT REST HAVE DONE A GREAT DEAL TO _______ MY HEALTH.
7. MARCHING OVER THE _____ TERRAIN UNDER A BROILING SUN, WE WERE SOON ON THE VERGE OF EXHAUSTION.
8. THE FIDDLER _______ THE FAST-PACED VIRGINIA REEL IN A VERY LIVELY FASHION.
9. AGAINST THE SOLEMN HUSH OF THE MEMORIAL SERVICE, THE BOISTEROUS LAUGHTER WE HEARD WAS SINGULARLY __________.
10. BEFORE WE GET INTO THE SPECIFIC DETAILS OF OUR PROPOSAL, WE SHOULD WRITE A(N) __________ THAT WILL EXPLAIN IN GENERAL TERMS WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
PRACTICE SENTENCES