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| adulation (n) | praise or flattery that is excessive |
| evanescent (adj) | vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy |
| dilatory (adj) | not on time, not prompt; tending to delay |
| abate (v) | to make less in amount, degree, ets; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit |
| irresolute (adj) | unable to make up one's mind, hesitating |
| astute (adj) | shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom |
| avarice (n) | a greedy desire, particularly for wealth |
| egregious (adj) | conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense) |
| culpable (adj) | deserving blame, worthy of condemnation |
| perfidy (n) | an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article) |
| equivocate (v) | to speak or act in a way that allows of more than one interpretation; to be deliberatley vague or ambiguous |
| slovenly (adj) | untidy, dirty, careless |
| supposition (n) | something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence |
| succinct (adj) | expressed briefly and clearly; (clothing) lacking in fullness of cut |
| recapitulate (v) | to review a series of facts; to sum up |
| nebulous (adj) | cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct |
| resuscitate (v) | to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence |
| torpid (adj) | inactive, sluggish, dull |
| novice (n) | one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally) |
| penury (n) | extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency |
| modicum (n) | a small or moderate amount |
| pretentious (adj) | done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilitites; ambitious |
