bkhs 11/F unit 9 Word Scramble
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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 |
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