Vocabulary Workshop Level G Unit 10 – Flashcards
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askance
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(adj.) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
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attenuate
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(v.) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value
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benign
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(adj.) gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant
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cavil
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(v.) to find fault in a petty way, carp; (n.) a trivial objection or criticism
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charlatan
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(n.) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack
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decimate
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(v.) to kill or destroy a large part of
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foible
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(n.) a weak point, failing, minor flaw
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forgo
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(v.) to do without, abstain from, give up
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fraught
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(adj.) full of or loaded with; accompanied by
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inure
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(v.) to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure
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luminous
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(adj.) emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating
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obsequious
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(adj.) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive
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obtuse
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(adj.) blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; not causing a sharp impression
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oscillate
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(v.) to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver
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penitent
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(adj.) regretful for one's sins or mistakes. (n.) one who is sorry for wrongdoing
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peremptory
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(adj.) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal
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rebuff
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(v.) to snub; to repel, drive away; (n.) a curt rejection, a check
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reconnoiter
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(v.) to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection
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shambles
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(n.) a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion
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sporadic
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(adj.) occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order
