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bkhs 11/F unit 9
sadlier-oxford vocab workshop level f unit 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abate | to make less in amount, degree; to subside |
| adulation | praise or flattery that is excessive |
| anathema | an object of intense dislike; a curse |
| 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 |
| egregious | conspicuous, standing out from the mass |
| equivocate | to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation, to be deliberately vague |
| evanescent | vanishing, soon passing away |
| irresolute | unable to make up one's mind, hesitating |
| nebulous | cloudlike; vague, indistinct |
| novice | one who is just a beginner |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| pretentious | done for show, striving to make a big impression |
| recapitulate | to review a series of facts, to sum up |
| resuscitate | to revive, bring back to consciouness |
| slovenly | untidy, dirty, careless |
| supposition | something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |
| torpid | inactive, sluggish, dull |