| A | B |
|---|
| Abate | V; to subside, become less |
| Adulation | N; excessive praise or flattery |
| Anathema | N; An object of intense dislike |
| Astute | Adj; shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom |
| Avarice | N; A greedy desire, particularly for wealth |
| Culpable | Adj; Deserving blame, |
| Dilatory | Adj; tending to delay or procrastinate |
| Egregious | Adj; conspicuous, standing out fromt he mass |
| Equivocate | V; to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation |
| Evanescent | Adj; vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy |
| Irresolute | Adj; unable to make up one's mind |
| Nebulous | Adj; cloudlike, resembling a cloud |
| Novice | N; one who is just a beginner |
| Penury | N; extreme poverty; barrenness |
| Pretentious | Adj; done for show striving to make a big impression |
| Recapitulate | V; to review a series of facts |
| Resuscitate | V; to revive, bring back to conscuousness |
| Slovenly | Adj; untidy, dirty, careless |
| Supposition | N; something that is assumed or taken |
| Torpid | Adj; inactive. sluggish, dull |
