Vocab chapter 10

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askance

with suspicion, distrust, disapproval

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attentuate

to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force

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benign

gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding

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4

cavil

to find fault in a petty way, carp

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5

charlatan

one who feigns knowledge or ability

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decimate

to kill or destroy a large part of

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foible

a weak point, failing, minor flaw

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forgo

to do without, abstain from, give up

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fraught

full of or loaded with, accompanied by

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inure

to toughen, harden

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luminous

emitting or reflecting light; glowing; illuminating

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12

obsequious

marked slavish attentiveness

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13

obtuse

blunt, not coming to a point (90) (180)

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14

oscillate

to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm

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pentinent

regretful for one’s sin or mistakes

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peremptory

having the nature of a command that leaves no oppurtunity for debate, denial, or refusal

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rebuff

to snub, to repel, drive away

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reconnoiter

make a prelimniary inspection

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shambles

a slaughterhouse, a place of mass bloodshed

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sporadic

ocurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order

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