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Level F - Unit 9

Vocabulary Workshop Level F - Unit 9

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abate to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less
adulation praise or flattery that is excessive
anathema an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation
astute shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
avarice a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
culpable deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
dilatory tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt
egregious conspicious, standing out from the mass
equivocate to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation
evanescent vanishing , soon passing away; light and airy
irresolute unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
nebulous cloudlike, resembling a cloud, cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistint
novice one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
penury extreme poverty; barreness, insuffciency
pretentious done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably
recapitulate to review a series of facts; to sum up
resuscitate to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
slovenly untidy, dirty, careless
supposition something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
torpid inactive, sluggish, dull
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