Unit 10 Vocab (9th grade)

In Jonathan Swift's fictional country of Lilliput, everyone and everything is pint-sized, or __________.

• rugged
• erroneous
• diminutive
• obtrusive

After four years as the President's press secretary, I have become a noted ___________ in the art of fielding questions. 

• adept
• slipshod
• chide
• exploit

The sculptor has done a superb job of representing the strong, rough planes Lincoln's _________ features.

• diminutive
• despicable
• preamble
• rugged

A good debater knows how to _______ the weaknesses in an opponent's argument.

• languid
• chide
• bleak
• exploit

A big lunch makes me feel __________ for the remainder of the day.

• bleak
• invincible
• languid
• aspire

That monologue about the young accountant on her very first day on the job __________ me helpless with laughter.

• rendered
• mired
• rugged
• exploited

It is worse than useless to _________ children for misbehaving without giving them an opportunity to behave better.

• slipshod
• emancipate
• chide
• impair

A good scientist will always be __________ about any theory that is not backed by convincing evidence.

• skeptical
• rendered
• exploited
• adept

The goalie's reflexes were as sharp as ever, but the knee injury had plainly _________ his ability to maneuver.

• emancipated
• chided
• aspired
• impaired

Passengers could not exit the bus without tripping over the _________ package in the aisle.

• obtrusive
• slipshod
• erroneous
• despicable