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Vocabulary #10

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Askance adv. with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
Attenuate v. to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value
Benign adj. gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant
Cavil v. to find fault in a petty way, carp
Charlatan n. one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack
Decimate v. to kill or destroy a large part of
Foible n. a weak point, failing, minor flaw
Forgo v. to do without, abstain from, give up
Fraught adj. full of or loaded with; accompanied by
Inure v. to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure
Luminous adj. emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating
Obsequious adj. marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons
Obtuse adj. blunt, not coming to the point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression
Oscillate v. to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver
Penitent adj. regretful for one's sins or mistakes
Peremptory adj. having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute
Rebuff v. to snub; to repel, drive away
Reconnoiter v. to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection
Shambles n. a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess
Sporadic adj. occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order
Created by: fionagantz
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