Vocabulary Unit 10 (Definitions & Parts Of Speech)

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askance

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(adv.) 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, 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; 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; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute

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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, mess

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sporadic

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(adj.) occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order