1. Unit 9 vocab

2. abate To make less in amount, degree; to subside, become less
Nullify; deduct, omit
Diminish, decrease, subside, let up
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Intensify, increase, magnify, wax

3. adulation Praise or flattery that is excessive
Adoration, idolization, hero- worship
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Ridicule, derision, odium

4. anathema An object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation
Malediction, imprecation, abomination
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Benediction, blessing

5. astute Shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
Acute, sagacious, judicious, wily
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Obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb

6. avarice A greedy desire, particularly for wealth
Cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness

7. culpable Deserving blame; worthy of condemnation
Guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy
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Blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious

8. dilatory Tending to delay or procrastinate; not prompt
Intended to delay or postpone
Stalling, slow, tardy, laggard
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Prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious

9. egregious
Conspicuous, standing out from the mass (usually a negative connotation)
Glaring; flagrant; blatant
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Unnoticeable, paltry, piddling

10. equivocate
To speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation
Deliberately vague or ambiguous
Talk out of both sides of one’s mouth; palter, hedge
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To speak plainly

11. evanescent Vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
Ephemeral, transient, transitory
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Everlasting, immortal, imperishable