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6306194704Askanceadverb 1. with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval0
6306194705Attenuateverb 1. to make thin or slender 2. to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value1
6306272031Benignadjective 1. gentle, kind 2. forgiving, understanding 3. having a favorable or beneficial effect 4. not malignant2
6306272032Cavilverb 1. to find fault in a petty way, carp noun 1. an unimportant objection or criticism3
6306272033Charlatannoun 1. one who feigns knowledge or ability 2. a pretender, imposter, or quack4
6306292881Decimateverb 1. to kill or destroy a large part of5
6306292882Foiblenoun 1. a weak point, failing, minor flaw6
6306292883Forgoverb 1. to do without, abstain from, give up7
6306292884Fraughtadjective 1. full of or loaded with 2. accompanied by8
6306295086Inureverb 1. to toughen, harden 2. to render used to something by long subjection or exposure9
6306295087Luminousadjective 1. emitting or reflecting light, glowing 2. illuminating10
6306297547Obsequiousadjective 1. marked by slavish attentiveness 2. excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons11
6306297548Obtuseadjective 1. blunt, not coming to a point 2. slow or dull in understanding 3. measuring between 90 and 180 degrees 4. not causing a sharp impression12
6306299751Oscillateverb 1. to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm, to fluctuate or waver13
6306299752Penitentadjective 1. regretful for one's sins or mistakes noun 1. one who is sorry for wrongdoing14
6306299753Peremptoryadjective 1. having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal 2. offensively self-assured, dictatorial 3. determined, resolute15
6306299754Rebuffverb 1. to snub 2. to repel, drive away noun 1. a curt rejection, a check16
6306302152Reconnoiterverb 1. to engage in reconnaissance 2. to make preliminary inspection17
6306302153Shamblesnoun 1. a slaughterhouse 2. a place of mass bloodshed 3. a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess18
6306302154Sporadicadjective 1. occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order19

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