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recapitulated- (v) to review a series of facts; to sum up
After giving us extremely detailed instructions for more than an hour, she briefly _____ and then sent us out on our assignments.
astute- (adj) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
I was impressed by the _____ way our hostess guided the conversation away from topics that might be embarrassing to her guests.
adulation- (n) praise or flattery that is excessive
It will mean more to him to gain the approval of the few people who can appreciate his work than to receive the _____ of the crowd.
supposition- (n) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
Your brilliant plan is based on one false _____ -that I am willing to work without pay.
irresolute- (adj) unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
I was so _____ about whether to go out for basketball or for swimming that I ended up going out for neither.
slovenly- (adj) untidy, dirty, careless
I told my friend that dress for the party was casual, but she showed up looking, in my opinion, just plain _____.
torpid- (adj) inactive, sluggish, dull
Her mind, _____ as a result of hours of exposure to the bitter cold, was not alert enough to sense the impending danger.
anathema- (n) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without that article)
Since I truly loathe people who think they are "above the common herd," any form of snobbery is absolutely _____ to me.
resuscitate- (v) to revive, bring back to consciousness to existence
Using the most up-to-date equipment, the firefighters worked tirelessly to _____ the victim of smoke inhalation
novice- (n) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally)
Since he was a(n) _____ at bridge, the three vteran players hoped to find someone more suitable to fill out their table.
penury- (n) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
The _____ she had experienced in her childhood and youth made her keenly aware of the value of money.
abate(d)- (v) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit
As her anger slowly _____, she realized that such childish outbursts of emotion would do nothing to help solve her problems.
egregious- (adj) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)
I don't think I'd call such a(n) _____ grammatical mistake a minor "slip of the pen."
culpable- (adj) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
How can you consider him _____ when the accident was caused by a landslide that no one could have foreseen or prevented?
evanescent- (adj) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
Sure, it's great to be a big-league ballplayer, but bear in mind that the years of stardom are brief and _____.
avarice- (n) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
The study of history teaches us that a hunger for land, like other kinds of _____, is the cause of a great many wars
nebulous- (adj) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
He holds forth in great detail on what is wrong with our city government, but the remedies he suggests are exceedingly _____.
equivocate- (v) to speak or act in a way that allows of more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
Although she tried to _____, we insisted on a simple "yes" or "no" answer.
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
Does he use all those quotations as a means of clarifying his meaning, or simply as a(n) _____ display of his learning
dilatory- (adj) not on time, not prompt; tending to delay
When you are _____ in returning a book to the library, you are preventing someone else from using it.
