| A | B |
|---|
| abate | to make less in amount, degree, etc |
| adulation | praise or flattery that is excessive |
| anathema | an object of intense dislike |
| astute | shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom |
| avarice | a greedy desire, particularly for wealth |
| culpable | deserving blame, worthy of condemnation |
| dilatory | tending to delay or procrastinate |
| egregious | conspicuous, standing out from the mass |
| equivocate | to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation |
| evanescent | vanishing, soon passing away |
| irresolute | unable to make up ones mind, hesitating |
| nebulous | cloudlike, resembling a cloud |
| novice | one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience |
| penury | extreme poverty; barrenness |
| pretenious | done for show, striving to make a big impression |
| recapitulate | to reveiw a series of facts |
| resuscitate | to revive, bring back to consciousness |
| slovenly | untidy, dirty, careless |
| supposition | something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |
| torpid | inactive, sluggish, dull |
