Sadlier Unit 9 Flashcards
1
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abate
A
to make less in amount or degree
2
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adulation
A
excessive praise or flattery
3
Q
anathema
A
an object of intense dislike
4
Q
astute
A
shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
5
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avarice
A
a greedy desire, mainly for wealth
6
Q
culpable
A
deserving blame, worthy of condemantion
7
Q
dilatory
A
tending to delay or procrastinate
8
Q
egregious
A
conspicuous, standing out from the mass
9
Q
equivocate
A
to be vague or ambiguous
10
Q
evanescent
A
vanishing, soon passing away, airy
11
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irresolute
A
unable to make up one’s mind, hesistant
12
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nebulous
A
cloudlike, vague, indistinct
13
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novice
A
a beginner
14
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penury
A
extreme poverty, insufficiency
15
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pretentious
A
done for show, attention-seeking, unjustifiably ambitious
