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Vocab 9

Terms in this set (34)

to make less in amount, degree, etc
abate
to subside, become less
abate
to nullify
abate
to deduct, omit
abate
praise or flattery that is excessive
adulation
an object of intense dislike
anathema
a curse of strong denunciation
anathema
shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
astute
a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
avarice
deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
culpable
tending to delay or procrastinate
dilatory
not prompt
dilatory
intended to delay or postpone
dilatory
conspicuous, standing out from the mass
egregious
to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation
equivocate
to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
equivocate
vanishing, soon passing away
evanescent
light and airy
evanescent
unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
irresolute
cloudlike, resembling a cloud
nebulous
cloudy in color, not transparent
nebulous
vague, confused, indistinct
nebulous
one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
novice
extreme poverty
penury
barrenness, insufficiency
penury
done for show, striving to make a big impression
pretentious
claiming merit or position unjustifiably
pretentious
ambitious
pretentious
to review a series of facts
recapitulate
to sum up
recapitulate
to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
resuscitate
untidy, dirty, careless
slovenly
something that is assumed or taken for granted without concusive evidence
supposition
inactive, sluggish, dull
torpid
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