vto make less in amount degree to deduct Synonym decrease subside We stood on the dock on that moonless night waiting for the storm to abate adulation npraise or flattery that is excessive ID: 756597
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Vocabulary Unit #9Slide2
abate
v.—to make less in amount, degree; to deduct
Synonym
: decrease; subside
We stood on the dock on that moonless night, waiting for the storm to
abate
.Slide3
adulation
n.—praise or flattery that is excessive
Synonym:
idolization; hero-worship
Athletes have little choice but to enjoy the sometimes puzzling
adulation
of their fans.Slide4
anathema
n.—an object of intense dislike
Synonym:
abomination
The author’s views on bringing up children are
anathema
to my dad but a delight to my mom.Slide5
astute
Adj.—shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
Synonym
: sagacious, wily
The
astute
management of money is a valuable skill but may not by itself make a good executive.Slide6
avarice
n.—a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
Synonym
: greedy
Her
avarice
for acquiring property and wealth caused her to be dishonest and deceitful, even to those she loved.Slide7
culpable
Adj.—deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
Synonym
: guilty; blameworthy
It was the inspectors’
culpable
neglect of duty that left such old buses in service.Slide8
dilatory
Adj.—tending to delay or procrastinate; not prompt; intended to delay or postpone
Synonym
: stalling; tardy
She hired an assistant because, on her own, she was always
dilatory
in paying her bills.Slide9
egregious
Adj.—conspicuous, standing out from the mass (usually used in an unfavorable sense)
Synonym
: glaring; blatant
Whoever allowed that obnoxious man on a stage is guilty of an
egregious
blunder.Slide10
equivocate
v.—to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
Synonym:
hedge; to talk out of both sides of one’s mouth
I won’t give my vote to a candidate who shows such a marked tendency to
equivocate
.Slide11
evanescent
Adj.—vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
Synonym
: transient
Looking back, I see that the magic of that summer was
evanescent
.Slide12
irresolute
Adj.—unable to make up one’s mind; hesitating
Synonym
: indecisive, vacillating
In the play
Hamlet,
the prince is
irresolute
about whether to obey his father’s ghost or to go on as if nothing has happened.Slide13
nebulous
Adj.—cloudlike, resembling a cloud; confused; vague
Synonym
: hazy; cloudy; fuzzy
By the time everyone had expressed an opinion, the original idea had become somewhat
nebulous
.Slide14
novice
n.—one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
Synonym
: apprentice; trainee
You must be patient and realize that all his mistakes are typical of a
novice
in this line of work.Slide15
penury
n.—extreme poverty
Synonym: destitution; indigence
We never seem to tire of stories of people who go from
penury
to sudden wealth.Slide16
pretentious
Adj.—done for show, striving to make a big impression; ambitious
Synonym
: inflated
Talking about one’s wealth is thought to be
pretentious
and in poor taste.Slide17
recapitulate
v.—to review a series of facts; to sum up
Synonym: review; summarize
Don’t bother to
recapitulate
the plot of the book; instead, tell me if you liked it.Slide18
resuscitate
v.—to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
Synonym
: revitalize, reanimate
We need someone who can
resuscitate
our neighborhood’s community spirit.Slide19
slovenly
Adj.—untidy, dirty, careless
Synonym: unkempt
Her room was in a
slovenly
state, and it took her an entire Saturday to clean it.Slide20
supposition
n.—something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
Synonym: assumption; hypothesis
Guided by a
supposition
that turned out to be false, they made some disastrous decisions.Slide21
torpid
Adj.—inactive, sluggish, dull
Synonym
: lethargic, languid
We all felt
torpid
after that long, dull lecture.