Vocabulary # 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 or flattery that is excessive (n)
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| evanescent | vanishing, soon passing away; light and air (adj)
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| dilatory | not on time, not prompt; tending to delay (adj.)
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| abate | to make less in amount, degree, ect.; to subside, become less, to nullify; to deduct, omit (v.)
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| irresolution | unable to make up one's mind; hesitating (adj.)
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| astute | shrewd, crafty, showing pratical wisdom (adj)
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| avarice | a greedy desire, particulary for wealth (n)
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| egregious | conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particulary in an unfavorable sence) (adj)
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| culpable | deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
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| anathema | an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally w/o the article) (n)
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| equivocate | to speak/act in a way that allows for more than one interpertation; to be deliberately vauge or ambigous (v)
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| slovenly | untidy, dirty, careless (adj)
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| supposition | something that is assumed or taken for granted w/o conclusive evidence (n)
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| succinct | expressed breifly/clearly; (clothing) lacking in fullness of cut (adj)
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| recapitulate | to reveiw a series of fact; to sum up (v)
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| nebulous | cloudlike; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct (adj)
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| resuscitate | to revive, bring back to cinsciousness or existence (v)
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| torpid | inactive, sluggish, dull (adj)
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| novice | one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill&experiance (n & adj)
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| penury | extrem poverty; barrenness, insufficiency (n)
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| modicum | a small or moderate amount (n)
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| pretentious | done for show, striving to make a big impressing; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities; ambitious (adj)
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
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