Set: Unit 10 Vocabulary
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All 20 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
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askance | distrustfully, suspiciously, skeptically |
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attenuate | thin out, dilute, water down |
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benign | benevolent, salutary, salubrious, harmless |
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cavil | nitpick, quibble |
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charlatan | fraud, mountebank |
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decimate | ravage, devestate |
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foible | shortcoming, defect, quirk |
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forgo | refrain from, renounce |
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fraught | charged with |
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inure | accustom, acclimate |
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luminous | radiant, bright, refulgent, lustrous |
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obsequious | fawning, servile, sycophantic, mealymouthed |
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obtuse | stupid, dumb, thick, mild, dull-witted |
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oscillate | vibrate, vacillate |
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penitent | remorseful, regretful, rueful, sorry |
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peremptory | high-handed, unconditional |
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rebuff | spurn, repulse, reject, setback |
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reconnoiter | scout |
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shambles | a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess |
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sporadic | occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order |
Set Information
| Terms | 20 |
| Creator | p3rsona |
| Created | January 10, 2008 |
| Groups | None |
| Tags | None |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
Most Missed Words
- penitent → remorseful, regretful, rueful, sorry - 3 misses
- peremptory → high-handed, unconditional - 2 misses
- reconnoiter → scout - 2 misses
- fraught → charged with - 1 miss
- sporadic → occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order - 1 miss