| A | B |
|---|
| abate | to make less in amount, degree |
| adulation | praise or flattery that is excessive |
| anathema | an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation |
| astute | shrewd, crafty |
| avarice | a greedy desire, particularlt for wealth |
| culpable | deserving blame |
| 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 one's mind |
| nebulous | cloudlike, resembling a cloud |
| novice | one who is just a geginner at some activity |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| pretentious | done for show, striving to make a big impression |
| recapitulate | to review a series of facts |
| resuscitate | to revive, bring back to consciousness |
| slovenly | untidy, dirty, carless |
| supposition | something that is assumed ro taken for granted without evidence |
| torpid | inactive, sluggish, dull |
