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Week Nine
Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abate (verb) | To make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit |
| Adultation (noun) | Praise or flattery that is excessive, adoration, idolization |
| Anathema (noun) | An object of intense dislike, an abomination; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article) |
| Astute (adjective) | Shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom |
| Avarice (noun) | A greedy desire, particularly for wealth |
| Culpable (adjective) | Deserving blame, worthy of condemnation |
| Dilatory (adjective) | Tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone; stalling, slow, tardy |
| Egregious (adjective) | Conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense); blatant, flagrant |
| Equivocate (verb) | To speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous |
| Evanescent (adjective) | Vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy, transient |
| Irresolute (adjective) | Unable to make up one's mind, hesitating, indecisive |
| Nebulous (adjective) | Cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct |
| Novice (noun) | One who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally); a trainee or apprentice |
| Penury (noun) | Extreme poverty, destitution; barrenness, insufficiency |
| Pretentious (adjective) | Done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious |
| Recapitulate (verb) | To review a series of facts; to sum up; review, summarize, go over |
| Resuscitate (verb) | To revive, bring back to consciousness or existence, revitalize, restore |
| Slovenly (adjective) | Untidy, dirty, careless |
| Supposition (noun) | Something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence, an assumption or hypothesis |
| Torpid (adjective) | Inactive, sluggish, dull |
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