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