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vocab
unit 10
20
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04/01/2004

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Askance
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(adv) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
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Attenuate
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(v) to make thin or slender
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Benign
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(adj) gentle, kind; forgiving
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Cavil
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(v) to find fault in a petty way, carp
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Charlatan
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(n) an imposter, quack
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Decimate
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(v) to kill or destroy a large part
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Foible
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(n) a weak point, minor flaw
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Forgo
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(v) to do without, give up
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Fraught
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(adj) full of or loaded with
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Inure
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(v) to toughen, harden
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Luminous
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(adj) emitting or reflecting light, glowing
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Obsequious
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(adj) marked by slavish attentiveness
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Obtuse
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(adj) blunt, not coming to a point
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Oscillate
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(v) to swing back and forth
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Penitent
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(adj) regretful for one?s sins or mistakes
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Peremptory
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(adj) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal
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Rebuff
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(v) to sub; repel
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Reconnoiter
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(v) to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection
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Shambles
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(n) a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed
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Sporadic
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(adj) occurring at irregular intervals
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