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askance

(adv.) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval syn: distrustfully, suspiciously, skeptically

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attenuate

(v.) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value syn: thin out, dilute ant: thicken, strengthen

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benign

(adj.) gentle kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial eggect; not malignant syn: benevolent, salutary ant: malevolent, deleterious

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cavil

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

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charlatan

(n.) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a prentender, impostor, or quack syn: fraud, mountebank

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concatenation

(n.) a linking together in a sequence; a chain

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concomitant

(adj.) accompanying; occurring concurrently; (n.) something that accompanies another thing

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decimate

(v.) to kill or destroy a large part of syn: ravage, devastate

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foible

(n.) a weak point, failing, minor flaw syn: shortcoming, defect, quirk ant: forte, virtue

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forgo

(v.) to do without, abstain from, give up syn: refrain from, renounce ant: indulge in, partake of

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fraught

(adj.) full of or loaded with; accompanied by syn: charged with ant: devoid of, lacking, deficient in

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inure

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

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luminous

(adj.) emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating syn: radiant, bright ant: dark, opaque

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obsequious

(adj.) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons syn: fawning, servile ant: assertive, bumptious

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obtuse

(adj.) blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression syn: stupid, dumb ant: acute, perceptive

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oscillate

(v.) to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver syn: vibrate, vacillate

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penitent

(adj.) regretful for one's sins or mistakes; (n.) one 3 / 5 Vocab Unit 10 Level G Study online at https://quizlet.com/_5mohb penitent who is sorry for wrongdoing syn: remorseful, regretful ant: unrepentant, remorseless

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peremptory

(adj.) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denail, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute syn: high-handed, unconditional ant: irresolute, tentative

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rebuff

(v.) to snub; to repel, drive away; (n.) a curt rejection, a check syn: (v.) spurn, repulse, reject; (n.) setback ant: (v.) accept, welcome

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reconnoiter

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

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shambles

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

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sporadic

(adj.) occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order syn: intermittent, spasmodic ant: constant, steady

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