Unit 9

Question 0

Adulation

Answer 0

(N.) praise or flattery that is excessive

Question 1

Abate

Answer 1

(V.) to make less in amount, degree, etc

to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit

Question 2

Anathema

Answer 2

(N.) an object of intense dislike; a course or strong denunciation

Question 3

Astute

Answer 3

(Adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

Question 4

Avarice

Answer 4

(N.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

Question 5

Culpable

Answer 5

(Adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

Question 6

Dilatory

Answer 6

(Adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate; not prompt

Question 7

Egregious

Answer 7

(Adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass

Question 8

Equivocate

Answer 8

(V.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

Question 9

Evanescence

Answer 9

(Adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

Question 10

Irresolute

Answer 10

(Adj.) unable to makeup one’s mind, hesitating

Question 11

Nebulous

Answer 11

(Adj.) cloud like, resembling a cloud, vague, confused