Day One Vocab Flashcards
1
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Abate (v.)
A
to reduce in amount, degree, or intensity
2
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Adulation (n.)
A
excessive devotion to someone; over flattering
3
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Anathema (n.)
A
a person who is loathed or detested
4
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Astute (adj.)
A
clever, cunning
5
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Avarice (n.)
A
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate
6
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Culpable (adj.)
A
deserving blame or censure
7
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Dilatory (adj.)
A
tending to delay or procrastinate
8
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Egregious (adj.)
A
extraordinary in some bad way
9
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Equivocate (v.)
A
the use of ambiguous or unclear expressions
10
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Evanescent (adj.)
A
vanishing; fading away; fleeting
11
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Irresolute (adj.)
A
doubtful; unable to be resolved
12
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Nebulous (adj.)
A
hazy; vague; confused
13
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Novice (n.)
A
a person who is new to circumstances
14
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Penury (n.)
A
extreme poverty; destitution
15
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Pretentious (adj.)
A
ostentatious; characterized by assumption of dignity or importance
