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Vocabulary # 9

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Word
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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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