Level F Unit 9 definitions

irresolute

adj. unable to make up one's mind, hesitating

slovenly

adj. untidy, dirty, careless

evanescent

adj. vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

nebulous

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

egregious

adj. conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)

culpable

adj. deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

pretentious

adj. done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious

torpid

adj. inactive, sluggish, dull

astute

adj. shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

dilatory

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

avarice

n. a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

anathema

n. an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article)

novice

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

adulation

n. praise or fattery that is excessive

supposition

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

recapitulate

to review a series of facts; to sum up

penury

v. extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency

resuscitate

v. revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

abate

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

equivocate

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