vocab #10 Flashcards
with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
askance
to make thin or slender; to weaken of lessen in force, intensity, or value
attenuate
gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant
benign
to find fault in a petty way, carp
cavil
one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack
charlatan
to kill or destroy a large part of
decimate
a weak point, failing, minor flaw
foible
to do without, abstain from, give up
forgo
full of or loaded with; accompanied by
fraught
to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure
inure
emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating
luminous
marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons
obsequious
blunt, not coming to the point; slow of dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression
obtuse
to swing back and froth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver
oscillate
regretful for one’s sin or mistakes
penitent
having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute
peremptory
to snub; to repel, drive away
rebuff
to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection
reconnoiter
a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess
shambles
occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order
sporadic
