(verb)

to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit

synonyms: diminish, decrease, subside, let up

(noun)

praise or flattery that is excessive

synonyms: adoration, idolization

(noun)

an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation

synonyms: malediction, imprecation

(adjective)

shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

synonyms: shrewd, acute, sagacious

(noun)

a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

synonyms: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness

(adjective)

deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

synonyms: guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy

(adjective)

tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone

synonyms: stalling, slow, tardy, laggard

(adjective)

conspicuous, standing out from the mass (usually used in an unfavorable sense)

synonyms: glaring, flagrant, blatant

(verb)

to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberatly vague or ambiguous

synonyms: to talk out of both sides of one's mouth, palter, hedge

(adjective)

vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

synonyms: ephemeral, transient, transitory

(adjective)

unable to make up one's mind, hesitating

synonyms: indecisive, vacillating, wavering

(adjective)

cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct

synonyms: hazy, fuzzy, cloudy, vague, murky, opaque

(noun)

one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience

synonyms: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice

(noun)

extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency

synonyms: destitution, want, indigence

(adjective)

done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious

synonyms: inflated, ostentatious, affected

(verb)

to review a series of facts; to sum up

synonyms: review, summarize, sum up, go over

(verb)

to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

synonyms: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate

(adjective)

untidy, dirty, careless

synonyms: unkempt, slatternly, slipshod, lax

(noun)

something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

synonyms: assumption, presumption,hypothesis

(adjective)

inactive, sluggish, dull

synonyms: sluggish, lethargic, otiose, languid