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Vocab.-Lev. G
Unit 10
Word | Definition |
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askance | (adverb) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval |
attenuate | (verb) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lesson in force |
benign | (adjective) 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, imposter, 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 | (adjective) full of or loaded with; accompanied by |
inure | (verb) to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure |
luminous | (adjective) emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating |
obsequious | (adjective) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons |
obtuse | (adjective) blunt, not coming to a point, slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 to 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression |
oscillate | (verb) to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver |
penitent | (adjective)regretful for one's sins or mistakes (noun) one who is sorry for wrongdoing |
peremptory | (adjective) having the nature for a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictorial; determined, resolute |
rebuff | (verb) to snub, to repel, drive away; (noun) a curt rejection, a check |
reconnoiter | (verb) to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection |
shambles | (noun) a slaughterhouse; a place for mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess |
sporadic | (adjective) occuring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order |