#1 Vocab Flashcards
1
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Abate
A
to reduce in amount
2
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Adulation
A
excessive devotion to someone
3
Q
Anathema
A
a person or thing detested or loathed
4
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Astute
A
of keen penetration or discernment
5
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Avarice
A
insatiable greed for riches
6
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Culpable
A
deserving blame or censure
7
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Dilatory
A
tending to delay or procrastinate
8
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Egregious
A
extraordinary in some bad way
9
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Equivocate
A
to use ambiguous or unclear expressions
10
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Evanescent
A
vanishing; fading away
11
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Irresolute
A
not resolute; doubtful
12
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Nebulous
A
hazy, vague
13
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Novice
A
a person who is new to the circumstances
14
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Penury
A
extreme poverty; destitution
15
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Pretentious
A
characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved
