unit 9

Question 0

adulation

Answer 0

excessive praise or approval

Question 1

abate

Answer 1

to subsided; to disappear

Question 2

anathema

Answer 2

something that you are against; strong denunciation

Question 3

astute

Answer 3

intelligent; clever; showing practical wisdom

Question 4

avarice

Answer 4

greed; a greedy desire

Question 5

culpable

Answer 5

worthy of condemnation; deserving blame

Question 6

dilatory

Answer 6

put things off; delaying; procrastinating

Question 7

Egregious

Answer 7

out there; conspicuous; used negatively

Question 8

equivocate

Answer 8

two sided; to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation

Question 9

evanescent

Answer 9

soon passing away; dissipates

Question 10

irresolute

Answer 10

irresponsible; indecisive; unable to make up ones mind

Question 11

nebulous

Answer 11

unclear, hard to grasp; cloudy; indistinct

Question 12

novice

Answer 12

someone who’s new at something

Question 13

penury

Answer 13

extreme poverty; a lack of something

Question 14

pretentious

Answer 14

have false pretences; done for show; striving to make a big impression

Question 15

recapitulate

Answer 15

to re go over; summarise; to recap

Question 16

recessitate

Answer 16

to bring back to life; to bring back

Question 17

slovenly

Answer 17

messy; untidy; careless

Question 18

supposition

Answer 18

to assume; assumption;

Question 19

torpid

Answer 19

sluggish; lazy