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Vocabulary Workshop unit 9
Sadlier-Oxford
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Language - English
10th Grade
04/14/2010

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abate
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(v.) to make less in intense
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adulation
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(n.) praise or flattery that is excessive
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anathema
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(n.) an object of intense dislike
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astute
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(adj.) having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations
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avarice
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(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
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culpable
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(adj.) deserving blame
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dilatory
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(adj.) slow to act, procrastinate
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egregious
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(adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass
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equivocate
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(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous; conceal the truth
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evanescent
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(adj.) vanishing, out of memory
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irresolute
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(adj.) hesitating
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nebulous
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(Adj.) cloud-like; vague, confused, indistinct
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novice
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(n.) NOOB
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penury
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(n.) extreme poverty; insufficiency
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pretentious
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(adj.) done for show,; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious
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recapitulate
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(v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up
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resuscitate
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(v.) to review, bring back to consciousness or existence
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slovenly
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(Adj.) untidy, dirty, careless
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supposition
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(n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
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torpid
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(adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull
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