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Vocab 9/f
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop, New Edition, Level F. Contains all words from lesson 9.
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Language - English
10th Grade
02/27/2006
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abate
 Definition
subside, become less, make less, deduct
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adulation
 Definition
excessive praise, flattery
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anathema
 Definition
object of universal dislike
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astute
 Definition
shrewd, crafty
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avarice
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greedy desire for wealth
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culpable
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responsible
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dilatory
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procrastinator
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egregious
 Definition
standing out unfavorably
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equivocate
 Definition
speak or act ambiguously
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evanescent
 Definition
vanishing, light and airy
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irresolute
 Definition
unable to decide
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nebulous
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cloudlike
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novice
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noob (pwnd)
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penury
 Definition
extreme poverty
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pretentious
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done for show
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recapitulate
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summarize
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resuscitate
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revive
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slovenly
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dirty, careless
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supposition
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something that is assumed without conclusive evidence
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torpid
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inactive, sluggish, dull
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