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AP Language Vocabulary Unit 10 Flashcards

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8882926002Askanceadverb 1. with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval0
8882926003Attenuateverb 1. to make thin or slender 2. to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value1
8882926004Benignadjective 1. gentle, kind 2. forgiving, understanding 3. having a favorable or beneficial effect 4. not malignant2
8882926005Cavilverb 1. to find fault in a petty way, carp noun 1. an unimportant objection or criticism3
8882926006Charlatannoun 1. one who feigns knowledge or ability 2. a pretender, imposter, or quack4
8882926007Decimateverb 1. to kill or destroy a large part of5
8882926008Foiblenoun 1. a weak point, failing, minor flaw S: shortcoming, defect, quirk A: forte, virtue6
8882926009Forgoverb 1. to do without, abstain from, give up S: refrain from, renounce A: indulge in, partake of7
8882926010Fraughtadjective 1. full of or loaded with 2. accompanied by S: charged with A: devoid of, lacking, deficient in8
8882926011Inureverb 1. to toughen, harden 2. to render used to something by long subjection or exposure S: accustom, acclimate9
8882926012Luminousadjective 1. emitting or reflecting light, glowing 2. illuminating S: radiant, bright, refulgent, lustrous A: dark, opaque, dim, murky10
8882926013Obsequiousadjective 1. marked by slavish attentiveness 2. excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons S: fawning, servile, sycophantic, mealy-mouthed A: assertive, bumptious, overbearing, candid, frank, independent11
8882926014Obtuseadjective 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 impression S: stupid, dumb, thick, mild, dull-witted A: acute, perceptive, quick-witted12
8882926015Oscillateverb 1. to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm, to fluctuate or waver S: vibrate, facilitate13
8882926016Penitentadjective 1. regretful for one's sins or mistakes noun 1. one who is sorry for wrongdoing S (adj): remorseful, regretful, rueful, sorry A (adj): unrepentant, remorseless14
8882926017Peremptoryadjective 1. having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal 2. offensively self-assured, dictatorial 3. determined, resolute S: high-handed, unconditional A: irresolute, tentative, mild, unassuming15
8882926018Rebuffverb 1. to snub 2. to repel, drive away noun 1. a curt rejection, a check S (v): spurn, repulse, reject; (n) setback A (v): accept, welcome16
8882926019Reconnoiterverb 1. to engage in reconnaissance 2. to make preliminary inspection S: scout17
8882926020Shamblesnoun 1. a slaughterhouse 2. a place of mass bloodshed 3. a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess18
8882926021Sporadicadjective 1. occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order S: intermittent, spasmodic A: constant, steady, continuous, uninterrupted19

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