Vocab Wk 17

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Howard's Honors Lit. 10th

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Vocab Wk 17

Adulation
(N) Praise
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Adulation (N) Praise
Evanescent (Adj) Vanishing
Dilatory (Adj) Not on time
Abate (V) To lessen intensity
Irresolute (Adj) Hesitating
Astute (Adj) Shrewd (politic)
Avarice (N) Greedy for wealth
Egregious (Adj) Stand out
Culpable (Adj) Deserving blame
Anathema (N) An intense dislike
Equivocate (V) To "play both sides"
Slovenly (Adj) Untidy
Supposition (N) Something that is assumed
Succinct (Adj) Brief
Recapitulate (V) To sum up
Nebulous (Adj) Vague
Resuscitate (V) To revive
Torpid (Adj) Sluggish
Novice (N) A beginner
Penury (N) Insufficiency
Modicum (N) A small amount
Pretentious (Adj) Done for show

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