Unit 10 (actually Final) Flashcards
1
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Attenuate
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(V) to make thin or lesser in force, intensity, or value
2
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Benign
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(Adj) gentle, kind; not harmful
3
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Cavil
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(V) to nitpick
(N) trivial criticism
4
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Charlatan
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(N) one who feigns knowledge; a quack
5
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Decimate
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(V) To kill or destroy a large part of
6
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Foible
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(N) a weak point, minor fault
7
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Forgo
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(V) to do without, abstain from
8
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Fraught
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(Adj) full of or loaded with
9
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Inure
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(V) to toughen, render used to something
10
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Luminous
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(Adj) emitting or reflecting light; illuminating
11
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Obsequious
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(Adj) excessively submissive
12
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Obtuse
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(Adj) blunt, slow or dull
13
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Oscillate
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(V) to swing back and forth
14
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Penitent
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(Adj) regretful of sins or mistakes
(N) one who is sorry for wrongdoing
15
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Peremptory
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(Adj) dictatorial
