Sadlier Unit 9 Flashcards by Anon Unknown

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abate

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to make less in amount or degree

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adulation

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excessive praise or flattery

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anathema

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an object of intense dislike

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astute

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shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

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avarice

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a greedy desire, mainly for wealth

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culpable

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deserving blame, worthy of condemantion

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dilatory

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tending to delay or procrastinate

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egregious

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conspicuous, standing out from the mass

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equivocate

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to be vague or ambiguous

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evanescent

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vanishing, soon passing away, airy

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irresolute

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unable to make up one’s mind, hesistant

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nebulous

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cloudlike, vague, indistinct

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novice

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a beginner

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penury

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extreme poverty, insufficiency

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pretentious

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done for show, attention-seeking, unjustifiably ambitious

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recapitulate

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to summarize, review

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resuscitate

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to revive

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slovenly

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untidy, dirty

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supposition

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something that’s assumed

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torpid

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inactive, sluggish, dull