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Vocab Level F Unit 9

Terms in this set (20)

Abate
to make less in amount, degree; to subside; diminish, decrease
Adulation
praise or flattery that is excessive; adoration
Anathema
an object of intense dislike; a curse; abomination
Astute
shrewd, crafty; sagacious
Avarice
a greedy desire; cupidity
Culpable
deserving blame; guilty
Dilatory
tending to delay or procrastinate; not prompt; tardy
Egregious
conspicuous, standing out from the mass; glaring
Equivocate
to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous; to talk out of both sides of one's mouth
Evanescent
soon passing away; transient
Irresolute
unable to make up one's mind; vacillating
Nebulous
resembling a cloud; vague, confused; hazy, fuzzy
Novice
a beginner; apprentice
Penury
extreme poverty; destitution
Pretentious
done for show, striving to make a big impression; ostentatious
Recapitulate
to review a series of facts; to sum up; summarize
Resuscitate
to revive, to bring back to consciousness; revitalize
Slovenly
untidy, dirty; unkempt
Supposition
something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence; assumption
Torpid
sluggish, dull; lethargic
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