Vocab 2 U9

Question 1

v) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit

Answer 1

abate

Question 2

n) praise or flattery that is excessive

Answer 2

adulation

Question 3

n) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation

Answer 3

anathema

Question 4

adj) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

Answer 4

astute

Question 5

n) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

Answer 5

avarice

Question 6

adj) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

Answer 6

culpable

Question 7

adj) tending to delay or procrastinate; not prompt; intended to delay or postpone

Answer 7

dilatory

Question 8

adj) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)

Answer 8

egregious

Question 9

v) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

Answer 9

equivocate

Question 10

adj) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

Answer 10

evanescent

Question 11

adj) unable to make up one’s mind, hesitating

Answer 11

irresolute

Question 12

adj) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct

Answer 12

nebulous

Question 13

n) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience ( also used adjectivally)

Answer 13

novice

Question 14

n) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency

Answer 14

penury

Question 15

adj) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; ambitious

Answer 15

pretentious

Question 16

v) to review a series of facts; to sum up

Answer 16

recapitulate

Question 17

v) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

Answer 17

resuscitate

Question 18

adj) untidy, dirty, careless

Answer 18

slovenly

Question 19

n) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

Answer 19

supposition

Question 20

adj) inactive, sluggish, dull

Answer 20

torpid