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English Vocab
Unit 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adulation | praise |
| evanescent | vanishing |
| dilatory | not on time |
| abate | to deduct; omit |
| irresolute | hesitating |
| astute | showing practical wisdom |
| avarice | a greedy desire, particularly for wealth |
| culpable | deserving blame |
| anathema | an object of intense dislike |
| equivocate | to speak or act in a way that allows of more than one interpretation |
| slovenly | careless; dirty |
| supposition | something that is assumed or taken for ranted without conclusive evidence |
| succinct | expressed briefly and clearly |
| recapitulate | to sum up |
| nebulous | cloudy in color, not transparent, confused, indistinct. |
| resuscitate | to revive |
| torpid | dull, sluggish, inactive. |
| novice | beginner |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| modicum | small or moderate amount |
| pretentious | making demands on one's skill or abilities, striving to make a big impression. |