| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Abate | to make less in amount, degree; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit |
| Adulation | praise or flaterry that is excessive |
| Anathema | an object of inese dislike, a curse or strong denuciation |
| Astute | shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom |
| Avarice | a greddy desire, particulary for wealth |
| Culpable | deserving blame, worthy of condemnation |
| Dilatory | tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intened to delay or postpone |
| Egregious | conspicuiys, standing out from the mass |
| Equivocate | to speaj out or act in a way that allows for more thanone interpretation; to be dilberatory vague and ambiguous |
| Evanescent | vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy |
| Irresolute | unable to make up one's mind, hesitating |
| Nebulous | cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct |
| Novice | one who is just a begginer at some activity requiring skill and experience |
| Penury | extreme poverty; barreness, insufficiency |
| Pretenious | done for show, strivingto make big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious |
| Recapitulate | to review a series of facts; to sum up |
| Resuscitate | to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence |
| Slovenly | untidy, dirty, careless |
| Supposition | something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |
| Torpid | inactive, sluggish, dull |
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