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Vocabulary Unit 10
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9th Grade
03/31/2008
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Askance
 Definition
Distrust
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Attenuate
 Definition
To lessen
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Benign
 Definition
Gentle Kind
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Cavil
 Definition
To find fault
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Charlatan
 Definition
An impostor
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Decimate
 Definition
To kill or destroy
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Foible
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Minor Flaw
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Forgo
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To abstain from
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Fraught
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Full of
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Inure
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To toughen, acclimated
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Luminous
 Definition
Reflecting light
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Obsequious
 Definition
Slavish attentiveness
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Obtuse
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Blunt
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Oscillate
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To swing back and forth
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Penitent
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Regretful for one's mistakes
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Peremptory
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Dictatorial, resolute, commanding
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Rebuff
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To drive away, or reject
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Reconnoiter
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To make a preliminary inspection
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Shambles
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A mess or state of disorder
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Sporadic
 Definition
Occuring at irregular intervals
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