Unit 10 Flashcards
1
Q
Askance
A
With suspicion,distrust, or disapproval
2
Q
attenuate
A
To make weaker or lessen the force or value
3
Q
Benign
A
gentle,kind,forgiving, having a beneficial effect
4
Q
Cavil
A
To find fault in a petty way
5
Q
Charlatan
A
an imposter, one who pretends to have knowledge
6
Q
Decimate
A
to kill or destroy a large part of
7
Q
Foible
A
Minor flaw, a weak point
8
Q
Forgo
A
To do without, to give up
9
Q
Fraught
A
Full of or loaded with
10
Q
Inure
A
To toughen, harden,; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure
11
Q
luminous
A
emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating
12
Q
obsequious
A
excessively submissive, often purely self-interested reasons
13
Q
Obtuse
A
Blunt, or big, slow or dull
14
Q
oscillate
A
to swing back and forth
15
Q
Penitent
A
regretful for ones sins or mistakes
