Unit 9 Vocab

Question 0

Adulation

Answer 0

(N.) excessive flattery or praise

Question 1

Abate

Answer 1

(V.) to reduce in amount or to make less

Question 2

Anathema

Answer 2

(N.) a person or thing that is the object of strong dislike

Question 3

Astute

Answer 3

(Adj.) having discernment or cleverness

Question 4

Avarice

Answer 4

(N.) extreme desire for wealth or getting and keeping riches

Question 5

Culpable

Answer 5

(Adj.) guilty or deserving of blame

Question 6

Dilatory

Answer 6

(Adj.) not on time or not prompt or marked by procrastination of delay

Question 7

Egregious

Answer 7

(Adj.) obviously bad or offensive

Question 8

Equivocate

Answer 8

(V.) to be deliberately vague or use unclear expressions

Question 9

Evanescent

Answer 9

(Adj.) fleeting or passing away quickly

Question 10

Irresolute

Answer 10

(Adj.) unsure of how to make a decision or unable to proceed

Question 11

Modicum

Answer 11

(N.) a moderate or small amount

Question 12

Nebulous

Answer 12

(Adj.) hazy, vague or indistinct

Question 13

Novice

Answer 13

(N.) a beginner in any occupation or activity that requires skill

Question 14

Penury

Answer 14

(N.) extreme poverty; insufficiency or scarcity

Question 15

Pretentious

Answer 15

(Adj.) something done for show or to make a big impression

Question 16

Recapitulate

Answer 16

(V.) to repeat again or to sum up the main points

Question 17

Resuscitate

Answer 17

(V.) to restore or revive from death or unconciousness

Question 18

Slovenly

Answer 18

(Adj.) untidy or unclean or careless in dress or appearance

Question 19

Succinct

Answer 19

(Adj.) clearly or briefly expressed in few words

Question 20

Supposition

Answer 20

(N.) the act of assuming or supposing without proof

Question 21

Torpid

Answer 21

(Adj.) sluggish or inactive