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vocab test march 11
vocab test unut 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| askance | suspicion or disapproval |
| attenuate | to make thin or slender |
| benign | gentle, kind or forgiving |
| cavil | to find fault in a petty way |
| charlatan | a pretender |
| decimate | to kill or destroy |
| foible | a weak point, failing |
| forgo | to do without or give up |
| fraught | full of or loaded with |
| inure | to toughen or harden |
| luminous | reflecting light or glowing |
| obsequious | marked by slavish attentiveness |
| obtuse | slow or dull in understanding |
| oscillate | to swing back and forth with a steady rythm |
| penitent | regretfulfor ones sins or mistakes |
| peremptory | denial or refusal |
| rebuff | repel or drive away |
| reconnoiter | to engage in reconnaissance |
| shambles | a slaughterhouse |
| sporadic | having no set plan or order |