1. Age lines abated, or diminished.
(verb) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, nullify, or omit
Synonym: diminish, decrease, subside
Antonym: intensify, increase, magnify

2. adulation (noun) praise or flattery that is excessive
Lloyd took drugs to win 1 Tour De France, Lance took them to win Seven! Who’s adulation is excessive?
(noun) praise or flattery that is excessive
Synonyms: adoration, idolization, hero-worship
Antonyms: ridicule, derision, scorn, odium

3. anathema
(noun) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation
Synonyms: malediction, imprecation, abomination
Antonyms: benediction, blessing

4. astute (adjective) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
Bill gates and Steve Jobs are probably the most astute of all the tech C.E.O.s.
(adjective) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
Synonyms: shrewd, acute, sagacious, judicious
Antonyms: obtuse, doltish, dumb

5. avarice (noun) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
Also one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
Mr. Trump is arguable the most avaricious man in these United States.
(noun) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
Synonyms: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness

6. culpable (adjective) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
Synonyms: guilty, delinquent, blameworthy
Antonyms: blameless, innocent, laudable

7. dilatory
Don’t be like dilatory Dan.
(adjective) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone
Synonyms: stalling, slow, tardy, laggard
Antonyms: prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious

8. egregious (adjective) conspicuous, standing out from the mass
Everyone knows the red sour patch kids are the most egregious.
(adjective) conspicuous, standing out from the mass
Synonyms: glaring, flagrant, blatant
Antonyms: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling

9. equivocate
Harvey Dent may be two faced, but there’s nothing equivocal about how he does business. (We can’t say the same for Allison.)
(verb) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague
Synonyms: to talk out of both sides of one’s mouth, palter, hedge

10. evanescent (adjective) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
Like a wisp of smoke, or a face in the clouds.
(adjective) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
Synonyms: ephemeral, transient, transitory

11. I can’t decide which is more disgusting, or delicious.
irresolute
I can’t decide which is more disgusting, or delicious.
(adjective) unable to make up ones mind, hesitating
Synonyms: indecisive, vacillating, wavering

12. nebulous
This is a horse head and crab nebula from the Hubble Space Telescope. They are made of clouds of electrically charged gases.
(adjective) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused,
Synonyms: hazy, fuzzy, cloudy, vague, murky, opaque

13. novice
Before finishing his first term as a rookie U.S. Senator, in 2008 Barack Obama was a novice President of these United States.
For the class of 2016, they were 8 when he was 1st elected, and Obama is the only president they remember.
(noun) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also adjective)
Synonyms: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice

14. penury (noun) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
This is Kenyan poverty. The United States does not know penury like this.
(noun) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
Synonyms: destitution, want, indigence

15. pretentious
(adjective) done for show, striving to make a big impression, claiming merit or position unjustifiably
Synonyms: inflated, ostentatious, affected
Antonyms: unassuming, unaffected, modest

16. recapitulate (verb) to review a series of facts; to sum up
Al Gore didn’t need to recapitulate the vote when he won the Academy Award for best Documentary Film. Though Hillary and Barack weren’t thrilled.
(verb) to review a series of facts; to sum up
Synonyms: review, summarize, go over

17. resuscitate (verb) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
Synonyms: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate

18. slovenly (adjective) untidy, dirty, careless
Synonyms: unkempt, slatternly, slipshod, lax
Antonyms: neat, tidy, careful, meticulous

19. supposition
Did you simply suppose that the Liger either did or did not exist without evidence? Well, because of that supposition, you missed out on this super sweet photo.
(noun) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
Synonyms: assumption, presumption, hypothesis

20. torpid (adjective) inactive, sluggish, dull
This torpid torpedo won’t get off its lazy computer generated perch.
(adjective) inactive, sluggish, dull
Synonyms: sluggish, lethargic, languid
Antonyms: energetic, dynamic, vigorous