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Eng3 Level G unit 10
English III Level G unit 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| askance | adv. - with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval |
| attenuate | verb - to make thin or slender, weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value |
| benign | adj. - gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant |
| cavil | verb - to find fault in a petty way, carp noun - a trivial objection or criticism |
| charlatan | noun - one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack |
| decimate | verb -to kill or destroy a large part of |
| foible | noun - a weak point, failing, minor flaw |
| forgo | verb - to do without, abstain from, give up |
| fraught | adj. - full of or loaded with; accompanied by |
| inure | verb - 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 a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 |
| 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 |