Sadlier Unit 9 (01.22.2021)

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Abate

Question 2

S: diminish, decrease, subside, let up

Answer 2

Abate

Question 3

A: intensify, increase, magnify, wax

Answer 3

Abate

Question 4

(n.) praise or flattery that is excessive

Answer 4

Adulation

Question 5

S: adoration, idolization, hero-worship

Answer 5

Adulation

Question 6

A: ridicule, derision, scorn, odium

Answer 6

Adulation

Question 7

(n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article)

Answer 7

Anathema

Question 8

S: malediction, imprecation, abomination

Answer 8

Anathema

Question 9

A: benediction, blessing

Answer 9

Anathema

Question 10

(adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

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Astute

Question 11

S: shrewd, acute, sagacious, judicious, wily

Answer 11

Astute

Question 12

A: obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb

Answer 12

Astute

Question 13

(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

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Avarice

Question 14

S: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness

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Avarice

Question 15

(adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

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Culpable

Question 16

S: guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy

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Culpable

Question 17

A: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious

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Culpable

Question 18

(adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone

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Dilatory

Question 19

S: stalling, slow, tardy, laggard

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Dilatory

Question 20

A: prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious

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Dilatory

Question 21

(adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)

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Egregious

Question 22

S: glaring, flagrant, blatant

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Egregious

Question 23

A: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling

Answer 23

Egregious

Question 24

(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or amiguous

Answer 24

Equivocate

Question 25

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

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Equivocate

Question 26

A: to speak one's mind plainly

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Equivocate

Question 27

(adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

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Evanescent

Question 28

S: ephemeral, transient, transitory

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Evanescent

Question 29

A: everlasting, immortal, imperishable

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Evanescent

Question 30

(adj.) unable to make up one's mind, hesitating

Answer 30

Irresolute

Question 31

S: indecisive, vacillating, wavering

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Irresolute

Question 32

A: determined, decisive, unwavering

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Irresolute

Question 33

(adj.) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct

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Nebulous

Question 34

S: hazy, fuzzy, cloudy, vague, murky, opaque, indeterminate

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Nebulous

Question 35

A: definite, distinct, clear, sharply focused

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Nebulous

Question 36

(n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally)

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Novice

Question 37

S: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice

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Novice

Question 38

A: veteran, past master, pro, expert

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Novice

Question 39

(n.) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency

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Penury

Question 40

S: destitution, want, indigence

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Penury

Question 41

A: affluence, abundance, luxury, opulence

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Penury

Question 42

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

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Pretentious

Question 43

S: inflated, ostentatious, affected

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Pretentious

Question 44

A: unassuming, unaffected, modest

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Pretentious

Question 45

(v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up

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Recapitulate

Question 46

S: review, summarize, sum up, go over

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Recapitulate

Question 47

(v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

Answer 47

Resuscitate

Question 48

S: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate

Answer 48

Resuscitate

Question 49

(adj.) unidy, dirty, careless

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Slovenly

Question 50

S: unkempt, slatternly, slipshod, lax

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Slovenly

Question 51

A: neat, tidy, careful, meticulous

Answer 51

Slovenly

Question 52

(n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

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Supposition

Question 53

S: assumption, presumption, hypothesis

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Supposition

Question 54

(adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull

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Torpid

Question 55

S: sluggish, lethargic, otiose, languid

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Torpid

Question 56

A: energetic, dynamic, vigorous

Answer 56

Torpid