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Borris Vocab Ch. 9
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10th Grade
06/08/2010
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abate
 Definition
to make less in amount
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adulation
 Definition
excessive praise or flattery
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anathema
 Definition
object of intense dislike
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astute
 Definition
showing practical wisdon
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avarice
 Definition
a greedy desire
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culpable
 Definition
deserving blame
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dilatory
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tending to procrastinate
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egregious
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conspicious
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equivocate
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to be deliberately vague
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evanescent
 Definition
vanishing, soon passing away
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irresolute
 Definition
unable to make up one's mind
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nebulous
 Definition
cloudlike, vague, confused
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novice
 Definition
a beginner
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penury
 Definition
extreme poverty
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pretentious
 Definition
striving to make a big impression
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recapitulate
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to sum up
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resuscitate
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to revive
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slovenly
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untidy, dirty
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supposition
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something taken for granted without conclusive evidence
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torpid
 Definition
inactive, sluggish
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