Unit 9 Vocab

Question 1

Adulation

Answer 1

Excessive flattery or praise

Question 2

Anathema

Answer 2

A person or thing that is the object of strong dislike

Question 3

Astute

Answer 3

Having discernment or cleverness

Question 4

Avarice

Answer 4

Extreme desire for wealth or getting and keeping riches

Question 5

Culpable

Answer 5

Guilty or deserving of blame

Question 6

Dilatory

Answer 6

Not on time or not prompt or marked by procrastination or delay

Question 7

Egregious

Answer 7

Obviously bad or offensive

Question 8

Equivocate

Answer 8

To be deliberately vague or use unclear expressions

Question 9

Evanescent

Answer 9

Fleeting or passing away quickly

Question 10

Irresolute

Answer 10

Unsure of how to make a decision or unable to proceed

Question 11

Abate

Answer 11

To reduce in amount or make less

Question 12

Modicum

Answer 12

A small or moderate amount

Question 13

Nebulous

Answer 13

Hazy, vague, or indistinct

Question 14

Novice

Answer 14

A beginner in any occupation or activity that requires skill

Question 15

Penury

Answer 15

Extreme poverty; insufficiency or scarcity

Question 16

Pretentious

Answer 16

Something done for show or to make a big impression

Question 17

Recapitulate

Answer 17

To repeat again or to sum up the main points

Question 18

Resuscitate

Answer 18

To restore or revive from death or unconsciousness

Question 19

Slovenly

Answer 19

Untidy or unclean or careless in dress or appearance

Question 20

Succinct

Answer 20

Clearly or briefly expressed in few words

Question 21

Supposition

Answer 21

The act of assuming or supposing without proof

Question 22

Torpid

Answer 22

Sluggish or inactive