Sadlier Unit 10 Level G

Question 1

askance

Answer 1

(adv.) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval

Question 2

attenuate

Answer 2

(v.) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value

Question 3

benign

Answer 3

(adj.) gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial
effect; not malignant

Question 4

cavil

Answer 4

(v.) to find fault in a petty way, carp; (n.) a trivial objection or criticism

Question 5

charlatan

Answer 5

(n.) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack

Question 6

decimate

Answer 6

v.) to kill or destroy a large part of

Question 6

foible

Answer 6

(n.) a weak point, failing, minor flaw

Question 7

forgo

Answer 7

(v.) to do without, abstain from, give up

Question 8

fraught

Answer 8

(adj.) full of or loaded with; accompanied by

Question 9

inure

Answer 9

(v.) to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or
exposure

Question 10

luminous

Answer 10

(adj.) emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating

Question 11

obsequious

Answer 11

(adj.) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for
purely self–interested reasons

Question 12

obtuse

Answer 12

(adj.) blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring
between 90° and 180°; not causing a sharp impression

Question 13

oscillate

Answer 13

(v.) to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver

Question 14

penitent

Answer 14

(adj.) regretful for one’s sins or mistakes; (n.) one who is sorry for wrongdoing

Question 15

peremptory

Answer 15

adj.) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for
debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined,
resolute

Question 16

rebuff

Answer 16

(v.) to snub; to repel, drive away; (n.) a curt rejection, a check

Question 17

reconnoiter

Answer 17

(v.) to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection

Question 18

shambles

Answer 18

(n.) a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess

Question 19

sporadic

Answer 19

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