#1 Vocab Flashcards by Aaron Dunn

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Abate

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to reduce in amount

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Adulation

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excessive devotion to someone

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Anathema

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a person or thing detested or loathed

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Astute

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of keen penetration or discernment

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Avarice

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insatiable greed for riches

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Culpable

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deserving blame or censure

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Dilatory

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tending to delay or procrastinate

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Egregious

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extraordinary in some bad way

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Equivocate

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to use ambiguous or unclear expressions

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Evanescent

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vanishing; fading away

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Irresolute

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not resolute; doubtful

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Nebulous

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hazy, vague

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Novice

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a person who is new to the circumstances

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Penury

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extreme poverty; destitution

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Pretentious

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characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved

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Recapitulate

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to review by a brief summary

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Resuscitate

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to revive

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Slovenly

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untidy or unclean in appearance or habits

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Supposition

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the act of assuming

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Torpid

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inactive or sluggish