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Vocab. Lev F
Unit 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abate | (v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit |
| adulation | (n.) praise or flattery that is excessive |
| anathema | (n) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivially without the article) |
| astute | (adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom |
| avarice | (n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth |
| culpable | (adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation |
| dilatory | (adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt, intended to delay or postpone |
| egregious | (adj.) consspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly) in an unfavorable sense) |
| equivocate | (v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous |
| evanescent | (adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy |
| irresolute | (adj.)unable to make up one's mind, hesitating |
| nebulous | (adj.) cloudlike, resembling a cloud, cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct |
| novice | (n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivially) |
| penury | (n.) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency |
| pretentious | (adj.) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious |
| recapitulate | (v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up |
| resuscitate | (v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence |
| slovenly | (adj.) untidy, dirty, careless |
| supposition | (n.) something that is assumed or take for granted without conclusive evidence |
| torpid | (adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull |