Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 9
Word List
- abate
(v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit - irresolute
(adj.) unable to make up one’s mind, hesitating - adulation
(n.) praise or flattery that is excessive - nebulous
(adj.) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct - anathema
(n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article) - novice
(n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally) - astute
(adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom - penury
(n.) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency - avarice
(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth - pretentious
(adj.) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; ambitious - culpable
(adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation - recapitulate
(v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up - dilatory
(adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate; not prompt; intended to delay or postpone - resuscitate
(v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence - egregious
(adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense) - slovenly
(adj.) untidy, dirty, careless - equivocate
(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous - supposition
(n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence - evanescent
(adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy - torpid
(adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull
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