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Sadlier G: Unit 10
Vocabulary Pracitce
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| askance | with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval |
| attenuate | to weaken or lessen in force or value |
| benign | gentle, kind; unforgiving; not malignant |
| cavil | to find fault in a petty way, carp; a trivial objection or criticism |
| charlatan | a pretender, imposter |
| decimate | to kill or destroy a large part of |
| foible | a weak point, failing |
| forgo | to do without |
| fraught | full of or loaded with |
| inure | to toughen, harden |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting light, glowing |
| obsequious | excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons |
| obtuse | not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding |
| oscillate | to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm |
| penitent | regretful for one's sins or mistakes |
| peremptory | offensively self-assured; determined, resolute |
| rebuff | to snub; to repel, drive away |
| reconnoiter | to make a preliminary inspection |
| shambles | a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess |
| sporadic | occuring at irregular intervals |