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Vocab. #9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abate | to make less in amount |
| adulation | praise or flattery that is excessive |
| anathema | an object of intense dislike |
| astute | shrewd, crafty, practical wisdom |
| avarice | a greedy desire, usually for wealth |
| culpable | guilty, derving blame |
| dilatory | tending to delay or procastinate, to dilly dally |
| egregious | conspicuous, standing out from the rest, obvious |
| equivocate | deliberately vague or ambiguous |
| evanescent | vanishing, light and airy |
| irresolute | hesitating; unable to make up one's mind |
| nebulous | cloudlike, vague, not obvious, confused |
| novice | a beginner at a skill or activity |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| pretentious | done for show; trying to make a big impression |
| recapitulate | to sum up; to review a series of facts |
| resuscitate | to revive; to bring back to consciousness |
| slovenly | sloppy; untidy, dirty |
| supposition | something taken for granted |
| torpid | inactive; sluggish; dull |