Vocab 9 Flashcards

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Adulation

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Excessive flattery or praise

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Anathema

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A person or thing that is the object of strong dislike

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Astute

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Having discernment or cleverness

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Avarice

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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 or not prompt or marked by procrastination or delay

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Egregious

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Obviously bad or offensive

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Equivocate

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To be deliberately vague or use unclear expressions

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9
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Evanescent

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Fleeting or passing away quickly

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Irresolute

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Unsure of how to make a decision or unable to proceed

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Modicum

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A moderate or small amount

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12
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Nebulous

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Hazy, vague or indistinct

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Novice

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A beginner in any occupation or activity that requires skill

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Penury

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Extreme poverty. Insufficiency or scarcity

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Pretentious

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Something done for show or to make a big impression

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Recapitulate

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To repeat again or to cum up the main points

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Resuscitate

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To restore from death or unconsciousness

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Slovenly

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Untidy or unclean or careless in dress or appearance

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Succinct

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Clearly or briefly expressed in few words

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Supposition

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The act of assuming or supposing without proof

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Torpid

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Sluggish or inactive

22
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Abate

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To reduce in amount or to make less