| A | B |
|---|
| adulation | praise or flattery that is excessive |
| evanescent | vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy |
| dilatory | not on time, not prompt; tending to delay |
| abate | to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct |
| irresolute | hesitating, unable to make up one's mind |
| astute | shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom |
| avarice | a greedy desire for wealth |
| egregious | conspicuous, standing out from the mass in a unfavorable sense |
| culpable | deserving blame, worthy of condemnation |
| anathema | a curse or strong denunciation; an object of intense dislike |
| equivocate | to speak or act in a way that allows of more than one interpretation; to be vague or ambiguous |
| slovenly | careless, untidy, dirty |
| supposition | something that is assumed or taken for granted |
| succinct | lacking in fullness of cut; expressed briefly and clearly |
| recapitulate | to sum up; to review a series of facts |
| nebulous | cloudlike, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct |
| resuscitate | to revive, bring back to existence |
| torpid | dull, sluggish, inactive |
| novice | one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience |
| penury | insufficiency, barrenness; extreme poverty |
| modicum | a small or moderate amount |
| pretentious | making demands on one's skill or abilities; ambitious; done for show, striving to make a big impression |
