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8 Cards in this Set
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Askance
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With suspicion, distrust
- distrustfully, suspiciously |
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Attenuate
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To make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force
- thin out, dilute Ant: thicken, strengthen |
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Benign
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Gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding
- benevolent, salutary Ant: malevolent |
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Cavil
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To find fault in a petty way
- nitpick |
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Charlatan
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A pretender, impostor
- fraud |
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Decimate
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To kill or destroy a large part of
- ravage, devastate |
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Foible
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A weak point, failing, minor flaw
- shortcoming, defect Ant: forte, virtue |
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Fraught
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Full or loaded with; accompanied by
- charged with Ant: lacking, deficient in |
