amato vocab

abate

to make less in amount, diminish, decrease

adulation

praise or flattery that is excessive

anathema

an object of intense dislike, abomination

astute

shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

avarice

greedy desire of wealth

culpable

deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

dilatory

tending to delay or procrastinate

equivocate

to speak or act in a way that allows for more interpretation

evanescent

vanishing, soon passing away, light and airy

irresolute

unable to make up ones mind, hesitating

nebulous

cloudlike, resembling a cloud, fuzzy, hazy

novice

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

penury

extreme poverty

recapitulate

to review a series of facts, to sum up

resuscitate

to revive, bring back to consciousness or exsistance

slovenly

untidy, dirty, careless

supposition

something that is assumed or taken fdor granted without conclusive evidence

torpid

inactive, sluggish, dull