1. Vocabulary – Level F
Unit 9

2. adulation
praise or flattery that is excessive

3. supposition
something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

4. recapitulate
to review a series of facts; to sum up

5. penury
extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency

6. nebulous
cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct

7. pretentious
done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiable; making demands on one’s skill ro abilities, ambitious

8. abate
to make less in amount, degree, etc; to subside, become less to nullify; to deduct, omit

9. evanescent
vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

10. irresolute
unable to make up one’s mind, hesitating

11. astute
shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

12. culpable
Deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

13. Egregious
conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense
Excessive!

14. equivocate
to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

15. inactive, sluggish, dull
torpid
inactive, sluggish, dull

16. avarice
A greedy desire, particularly for wealth

17. slovenly
untidy, dirty, careless

18. anathema
an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation

19. resuscitate
To revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

20. novice
one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience

21. dilatory
tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone