| A | B |
|---|
| adulation | excessive praise or flattery |
| evanescent | vanishing |
| dilatory | not on time, not prompt |
| abate | to make less in amount |
| irresolute | unable to make up one's mind; hesitating |
| astute | shrewd, crafty |
| avarice | a greedy desire (for wealth) |
| egregious | conspicuous; standing out form the crowd |
| culpable | deserving blame |
| anathema | an object of intense dislike |
| equivocate | to speak or act in a way that allows one or more than one interpretation |
| slovenly | untidy |
| supposition | something that is assumed or taken for granted |
| succint | expressed briefly and clearly |
| recapitulate | to review a series of facts |
| nebulous | cloudlike |
| resuscitate | to revive |
| torpid | inactive, sluggish |
| novice | a beginner |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| modicum | a small or moderate amount |
| pretentious | done for show; striving to make a big impression |
