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unit 9 eng
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abate | to reduce or diminish |
| culpable | deserving blame |
| irresolute | uncertain |
| recapitulate | summarize and state again |
| adulation | excessive admiration or praise |
| dilatory | slow to act |
| nebulous | in the form of a cloud or haze, relating to a nebula |
| resuscitate | revive |
| anathema | a person or thing that is loathed |
| egregious | extraordinary in a bad way |
| novice | beginner |
| slovenly | frequently messy |
| astute | clever, cunning |
| equivocate | to avoid talking about the truth of one self |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| supposition | an uncertain belief |
| avarice | extreme greed |
| evanescent | quickly fading |
| pretentious | done for show |
| torpid | dull, sluggish |