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5852682060Abate (verb)to make less in amount, degree. We stood on the dock on that moonless night, waiting for the storm to abate0
5852689164adulation (noun)praise or flattery that is excessive. Athletes have no choice but to accept the adulation of their fans.1
5852690990anathema (noun)an object of intense dislike. The authors views on bringing up children are anathema to my dad but delight to my mother2
5852691222astute (adjective)shrewd, craft, showing practical wisdom. The astute of money may be a good skill, but does not create an executive.3
5852695451avarice (noun)a greedy desire, particularly for wealth. with avarice, you could have everything in the world and it still wouldn't be enough.4
5852697887culpable (adjective)deserving blame, worthy of condemnation. My brother was culpable of my sisters hair being cut off.5
5852699679dilatory ( adjective)tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt, intended to delay or postpone. She hired an assistant because she was always dilatory to her meetings.6
5852699680egregious (adjective)conspicuous, standing out from the mass. That man was egregious in the small room due to the way he smelt.7
5852703708equivocate (verb)to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation, to be deliberately vague or ambiguous. i will never vote for a candidate who equivocates during speeches.8
5852706674evanescent (adjective)vanishing, soon passing away, light and airy. Looking back at it, the summer was evanescent.9
5852706675irresolute ( adjective)unable to make up ones mind. John was irresolute when it came to big decisions10
5852709820nebulous (adjective)cloud like, resembling a cloud, cloudy in color, not transparent, vague, confused. As sarah continued with her speech, the main idea became nebulous.11
5852711795novice (noun)a beginner, at an activity that requires skill. you must be patient and realize that he is a novice at sports.12
5852711796penury (noun)extreme poverty. The people in that house live in penury13
5852722382pretentious (adjective)done for show, striving to make a big impression,claiming merit or position unjustifiably. Talking about ones wealth is thought to be pretentious and in poor taste.14
5852724074recapitulate (verb)to review a series of facts, sum up. don't bother to recapitulate the plot, give me your opinion on the book.15
5852724075resuscitate (verb)to revive, bring back consciousness or existence. teammates that resuscitate the team spirit are the easiest to play with.16
5852727741slovenly (adjective)untidy, dirty, careless. Her room was in a slovenly state. It took her many hours to clean it.17
5852728895supposition (noun)something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence. Because of a supposition that lead the kids in a wrong direction, they made many mistakes18
5852728896torpid (adjective)inactive, sluggish, dull. we all felt torpid after sitting in19
5852731528hyperboleexaggeration20
5852731529apostrophe21
5852732982understatmentdownplaying something22

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