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Unit 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| charlatan | one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor or quack |
| forgo | to do without, abstain from, give up |
| fraught | full of or loaded with; accompanied by |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting light, glowing, illuminating |
| obtuse | blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression |
| oscillate | to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver |
| penitent | regretful for one's sins or mistakes; one who is sorry for wrongdoing |
| rebuff | to snub; to repel, drive away; a curt rejection, a check |
| shambles | a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess |
| sporadic | occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order |