| A | B |
|---|
| abate | "to make less in amount |
| adulation | "praise or flattery that is excessive" |
| anathema | "an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation" |
| astute | "shrewd |
| avarice | "a greedy desire |
| culpable | "deserving blame |
| dilatory | "tending to delay or procrastinate |
| egregious | "conspicuous |
| equivocate | "to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous" |
| evanescent | "vanishing |
| irresolute | "unable to make up one's mind |
| nebulous | "cloudlike |
| novice | "one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience" |
| penury | "extreme poverty; barrenness |
| pretentious | "done for show |
| recapitulate | "to review a series of facts; to sum up" |
| resuscitate | "to revive |
| slovenly | "untidy |
| supposition | "something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence" |
| torpid | "inactive |
