| 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; deliberately vague |
| Evanescent | vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy |
| Irresolute | unable to make up one's mind, hesitating |
| Nebulous | cloudlike, resembling a cloud |
| Novice | one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience |
| Penury | extreme poverty |
| Pretentious | done for show, striving to make a big impression |
| Recapitulate | to review a series of facts; to sum up |
| Resuscitate | to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence |
| Slovenly | untidy, dirty, careless |
| Supposition | something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |
| Torpid | inactive, sluggish, dull |
