Vocab 10

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askance

w/ suspicion, distrust, or disapproval

attenuate

to make thin or slender, dilute, water down. antonym: thicken, strengthen

benign

gentle, kind, forgiving, benevolent. antonym: malevolent

cavil

(v) nitpick; (n) a trivial objection or criticism

charlatan

fraud, one who feigns knowledge or ability

decimate

to kill or destory a large part of, ravage, devastate

foible

minor flaw, defect, quirk. antonym: forte, virtue

forgo

to abstain/refrain from, renounce, give up. antonym: indulge in

fraught

full of or loaded w/. antonym: lacking/deficient in

inure

to accustom; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure

luminous

emitting or reflecting light; glowing. antonym: dark, opaque

obsequious

servile. antonym: independent

obtuse

stupid, slow or dull in understanding. antonym: acute, perceptive

oscillate

to swing back and forth w/ a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver; vibrate

penitent

(adj) remorseful; (n) one who is sorry for wrongdoing. antonym: unrepentent

peremptory

unconditional, self-assured, dictoral. antonym: tentative, mild, unassuming

rebuff

(v) to snub, to repel, drive away; (n) a curt rejection. antonym: (v) accept, welcome

reconnoiter

to make a preliminary inspection; scout

shambles

a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder & confusion; mess

sporadic

occurring @ irregular intervals. antonym: constant, steady