Unit 9 Vocab Flashcards
abate
(v) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit
diminish
abate
decrease
abate
subside/let up
abate
intensify
abate ant
increase
abate ant
magnify
abate ant
wax
abate ant
adulation
(n) praise or flattery that is excessive
adoration
adulation
idolization
adulation
hero-worship
adulation
ridicule
adulation ant
derision
adulation ant
odium
adulation ant
anathema
(n) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectival without the article)
malediction
anathema
imprecation
anathema
abomination
anathema
benediction
anathema ant
blessing
anathema ant
astute
(adj) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
acute
astute
sagacious
astute
judicious
astute
wily
astute
obtuse
astute ant
doltish
astute ant
empty headed, dumb
astute ant
avarice
(n) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
cupidity
avarice
rapacity
avarice
acquisitiveness
avarice
culpable
(adj) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
guilty
culpable
delinquent
culpable
peccant
culpable
blameworthy
culpable
blameless
culpable ant
innocent
culpable ant
laudable
culpable ant
meritorious
culpable ant
dilatory
(adj) tending to delay or procrastinate; not prompt; intended to delay or postpone
stalling
dilatory
slow
dilatory
tardy
dilatory
laggard
dilatory
prompt
dilatory ant
punctual
dilatory ant
speedy
dilatory ant
expeditious
dilatory ant
egregious
(adj) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (unfavorable)
glaring
egregious
flagrant
egregious
blatant
egregious
unnoticeable
egregious ant
paltry
egregious ant
piddling
egregious ant
equivocate
(v) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
to talk out both sides of one’s mouth
equivocate
palter
equivocate
hedge
equivocate
to speak plainly
equivocate ant
evanescent
(adj) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
ephemeral
evanescent
transient
evanescent
transitory
evanescent
everlasting
evanescent ant
immortal
evanescent ant
imperishable
evanescent ant
irresolute
(adj) unable to make up one’s mind, hesitating
indecisive
irresolute
vacillating
irresolute
wavering
irresolute
determined
irresolute ant
decisive
irresolute ant
unwavering
irresolute ant
nebulous
(n) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
hazy/fuzzy
nebulous
cloudy
nebulous
opaque
nebulous
indeterminant
nebulous
definite
nebulous ant
distinct
nebulous ant
clear
nebulous ant
sharply focused
nebulous ant
novice
(n) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
neophyte
novice
tyro
novice
trainee
novice
apprentice
novice
veteran
novice ant
past master
novice ant
pro/expert
novice ant
penury
(n) extreme poverty; bareness, insufficiency
destitution
penury
indigence
penury
affluence
penury ant
luxury
penury ant
pretentious
(adj) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; ambitious
ostentatious
pretentious
inflated
pretentious
unaffected
pretentious ant
modest
pretentious and
recapitulate
(v) to review a series of facts; to sum up
review
recapitulate
summarize
recapitulate
go over
recapitulate
resuscitate
(v) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
revitalize
resuscitate
reanimate
resuscitate
restore
resuscitate
reactivate
resuscitate
slovenly
(adj) untidy, dirty, careless
unkempt
slovenly
slatternly
slovenly
lax
slovenly
neat
slovenly ant
meticulous
slovenly ant
supposition
(n) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
assumption
supposition
presumption
supposition
hypothesis
supposition
torpid
(adj) inactive, sluggish, dull
lethargic
torpid
languid
torpid
energetic
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vigorous
torpid ant
