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20 Cards in this Set
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askance
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(adv.) with suspicion, distrust
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attenuate
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(v.) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force
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benign
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(adj.) gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding
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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, imposter
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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
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forgo
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(v.) to do without, abstain from, given 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
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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, often for purely self-interested reasons
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obtuse
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(adj.) blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180 degrees
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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
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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
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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
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