vocab 9

Question 1

adulation

Answer 1

praise or flattery that is excessive

Question 2

astute

Answer 2

shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

Question 3

dilatory

Answer 3

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

Question 4

equivocate

Answer 4

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

Question 5

irresolute

Answer 5

unable to make up one’s mind, hesitation

Question 6

nebulous

Answer 6

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

Question 7

penury

Answer 7

extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency

Question 8

recapitulate

Answer 8

to review a series of facts; to sum up

Question 9

slovenly

Answer 9

untidy, dirty, careless

Question 10

supposition

Answer 10

something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

Question 11

abate

Answer 11

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

Question 12

anathema

Answer 12

an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article)

Question 13

avarice

Answer 13

a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

Question 14

culpable

Answer 14

deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

Question 15

egregious

Answer 15

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

Question 16

evanescent

Answer 16

vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

Question 17

novice

Answer 17

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

Question 18

pretentious

Answer 18

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

Question 19

resuscitate

Answer 19

to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

Question 20

torpid

Answer 20

inactive, sluggish, dull