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Vocabulary – Level F

Vocabulary – Level F. Unit 9. adulation. praise or flattery that is excessive. supposition. something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence. recapitulate. to review a series of facts; to sum up. penury. extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency. nebulous.

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Vocabulary – Level F

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  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. 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

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