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Borris Vocab Ch. 9
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English
10th Grade
06/08/2010

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abate
Definition
to make less in amount
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adulation
Definition
excessive praise or flattery
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anathema
Definition
object of intense dislike
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astute
Definition
showing practical wisdon
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avarice
Definition
a greedy desire
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culpable
Definition
deserving blame
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dilatory
Definition
tending to procrastinate
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egregious
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conspicious
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equivocate
Definition
to be deliberately vague
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evanescent
Definition
vanishing, soon passing away
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irresolute
Definition
unable to make up one's mind
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nebulous
Definition
cloudlike, vague, confused
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novice
Definition
a beginner
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penury
Definition
extreme poverty
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pretentious
Definition
striving to make a big impression
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recapitulate
Definition
to sum up
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resuscitate
Definition
to revive
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slovenly
Definition
untidy, dirty
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supposition
Definition
something taken for granted without conclusive evidence
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torpid
Definition
inactive, sluggish
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