Chap 10 Flashcards
0
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Attenuate
A
To make weaker
1
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Askance
A
Distrust
2
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Benign
A
Harmless
3
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Cavil
A
A petty complaint
4
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Charlatan
A
Someone who pretends they can do something they can’s
5
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Decimate
A
To destroy
6
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Foible
A
A minor flaw
7
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Forgo
A
To not do something
8
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Fraught
A
Full of or loaded with
9
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Inure
A
To toughen
10
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Luminous
A
Glowing
11
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Obsequious
A
Brown nosing
12
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Obtuse
A
Slow in understanding
13
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Oscillate
A
To swing back and forth with a steady rhythm
14
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Penitent
A
To be sorry for sins
15
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Peremptory
A
The option of only one option
16
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Rebuff
A
To repell
17
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Reconnoiter
A
To look around
18
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Shambles
A
A mess
19
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Sporadic
A
Something that happens with no fixed pattern
