Unit 9 Flashcards
Praise of flattery that is excessive
Adulation
An object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often she’s adjectivally w.o the article)
Anathema
Shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
Astute
A greedy desire, particularly for wealth
Avarice
Deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
Culpable
Tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone
Dilatory
Conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)
Egregious
To speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
Equivocate
Vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
Evanescent
Unable to make up one’s mind, hesitating
Irresolute
Cloud like, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
Nebulous
One who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally)
Novice
Extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
Penury
Done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one’s skill or abilities, ambitious
Pretentious
To review a series of facts; to sum up
Recapitulate
To revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
Resuscitate
Untidy, dirty, careless
Slovenly
Something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
Supposition
Inactive, sluggish, dull
Torpid
To make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit
Abate
