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Unit 10 Level G
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| askance | with suspicion or distrust |
| attenuate | to make thin or slender, weaken or lessen |
| benign | gentle, kind, forgiving |
| cavil | to find fault in a petty way |
| charlatan | a pretender or impostor |
| decimate | to kill or destroy a large part of |
| foible | failing, minor flaw |
| forgo | give up, to do without |
| fraught | full of or loaded with |
| inure | to toughen harden |
| luminous | glowing, illuminating |
| obsequious | often for purely self-interested reasons |
| obtuse | blunt, slow or dull in understanding |
| oscillate | to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm |
| penitent | regretful for one's sins or mistakes |
| peremptory | dictatorial, determined |
| rebuff | to repel, drive away |
| reconnoiter | to make a preliminary inspection |
| shambles | a place of mass bloodshed, a state of complete disorder and confusion |
| sporadic | occurring at irregular intervals |