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Unit 9

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