Unit 9 First Half Flashcards
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Adulation
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Excessive praise
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Abate
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To lessen
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Astute
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Having discernment or cleverness
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Anathema
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A person or thing that is disliked strongly
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Avarice
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Greed, extreme desire for wealth or getting and keeping riches
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Culpable
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Guilty or deserving of blame
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Dilatory
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Not on time, marked by procrastion or delay
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Equivocate
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To be deliberately vague or se unclear expressions
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Egregious
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Obviously bad or offensive
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Evanescenct
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Fleeting or passing away quickly
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Irresolute
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Unsure how to make a decision or how to proceed
