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Vocab Unit 9
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level F
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English
11th Grade
11/30/2009

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