adept
adj. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
Synonyms: expert, masterful, proficient
aspire
v. have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
Synonyms: yearn, aim for, soar
bleak
adj. unpleasantly cold and damp
Synonyms: bare, dreary, dismal, grim, cheerless, gloomy, desolate, barren
chide
v. censure severely or angrily
Synonyms: blame, scold, upbraid, reprimand, rebuke, chastise
despicable
adj. morally reprehensible
Synonyms: contemptible, low, cheap, sordid, detestable
diminutive
adj. very small
Synonyms: small, undersized, miniature, tiny, compact
emancipate
v. free from slavery or servitude
Synonyms: release, liberate, set loose, unchain, unfetter
erroneous
adj. containing or characterized by error
Synonyms: containing mistakes, mistaken, fallacious, all wrong
exploit
v. use or manipulate to one's advantage
n. a feat or deed
Synonyms: misuse, turn to advantage
extemporaneous
adj. with little or no preparation or forethought
Synonyms: spontaneous, off-the-cuff, on the spur of the moment
impair
v. make worse or less effective
Synonyms: harm, damage, injure, disable, cripple, enervate
invincible
adj. incapable of being overcome or subdued
Synonyms: unbeatable, unconquerable, indomitable, insuperable
languid
adj. lacking spirit or liveliness
Synonyms: drooping; without energy, sluggish, lazy, listless, slack, lethargic
mire
n. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
v. to get stuck
Synonyms: swamp, bog, slough, mud
obtrusive
adj. undesirably noticeable
Synonyms: sticking out, brash, conspicuous, protruding
preamble
n. make a preliminary introduction, as to a formal document
Synonyms: opening, prologue
render
v. give or supply
v. to cause to become, perform, deliver officially, process, extract
Synonyms: present, furnish, submit, make, effect
rugged
adj. rough or very uneven (usually describes terrain)
Synonyms: irregular; servers, stern; strong; stormy, rocky, blunt, harsh, hardy, tough
skeptical
adj. marked by or given to doubt
Synonyms: suspicious, incredulous, unbelieving, slow to believe
slipshod
adj. marked by great carelessness
Synonyms: untidy, sloppy, messy, slovenly, slapdash, cursory