Unit 10 Vocab Flashcard Review

Front

The June sun made me feel so ________ that I had little energy to brush away the flies.

Back

languid

Front

Since it rained all night, the plowed field was an impassable ___________.

Back

mire

Front

The ___________ but powerful halfback from Syracuse was one of the lightest men ever to play professional football.

Back

diminutive

Front

The honoree's after-dinner speech was so polished that we never guessed it was ___________.

Back

extemporaneous

Front

To improve their standard of living, the people of an underdeveloped country must learn to _________ the resources of their land.

Back

exploit

Front

How can you __________ to work in the space program despite failing science and math?

Back

aspire

Front

Math understanding is good, but class performance is _____________.

Back

slipshod

Front

The master silversmith was extraordinarily _________ in the use of simple hand tools.

Back

adept

Front

Why do you take it on yourself to ___________ me whenever I say or do anything slightly out of line?

Back

chide

Front

Marching over the ___________ terrain under a broiling sun, we were soon exhausted.

Back

rugged