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20 Cards in this Set
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Askance |
(Adv) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval |
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Attenuate |
(V) to make thin or slender |
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Benign |
(Adj) gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding |
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Cavil |
(V) to find fault in a petty way; nitpick |
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Charlatan |
(N) one who feign knowledge or ability |
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Decimate |
(V) to kill or destroy a large part of |
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Foible |
(N) a weak part, failing, minor flaw |
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Forgo |
(V) to do without, give up |
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Fraught |
(Adj) full of or loaded with |
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Inure |
(V) to toughen, harden |
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Luminous |
(Adj) emitting or reflecting light |
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Obsequious |
(Adj) marked by slavish attentiveness, sycophantic |
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Obtuse |
(Adj) blunt, not coming to a point |
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Oscillate |
(V) to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm |
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Penitent |
(Adj) regretful for ones mistakes |
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Peremptory |
(Adj) unconditional demand |
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Rebuff |
(V) to repel, drive away |
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Reconnoiter |
(V) to engage in reconnaissance |
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Shambles |
(N) a slaughterhouse |
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Sporadic |
(Adj) occurring at irregular intervals |
