8882926002 | Askance | adverb 1. with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval | 0 | |
8882926003 | Attenuate | verb 1. to make thin or slender 2. to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value | 1 | |
8882926004 | Benign | adjective 1. gentle, kind 2. forgiving, understanding 3. having a favorable or beneficial effect 4. not malignant | 2 | |
8882926005 | Cavil | verb 1. to find fault in a petty way, carp noun 1. an unimportant objection or criticism | 3 | |
8882926006 | Charlatan | noun 1. one who feigns knowledge or ability 2. a pretender, imposter, or quack | 4 | |
8882926007 | Decimate | verb 1. to kill or destroy a large part of | 5 | |
8882926008 | Foible | noun 1. a weak point, failing, minor flaw S: shortcoming, defect, quirk A: forte, virtue | 6 | |
8882926009 | Forgo | verb 1. to do without, abstain from, give up S: refrain from, renounce A: indulge in, partake of | 7 | |
8882926010 | Fraught | adjective 1. full of or loaded with 2. accompanied by S: charged with A: devoid of, lacking, deficient in | 8 | |
8882926011 | Inure | verb 1. to toughen, harden 2. to render used to something by long subjection or exposure S: accustom, acclimate | 9 | |
8882926012 | Luminous | adjective 1. emitting or reflecting light, glowing 2. illuminating S: radiant, bright, refulgent, lustrous A: dark, opaque, dim, murky | 10 | |
8882926013 | Obsequious | adjective 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, independent | 11 | |
8882926014 | Obtuse | adjective 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-witted | 12 | |
8882926015 | Oscillate | verb 1. to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm, to fluctuate or waver S: vibrate, facilitate | 13 | |
8882926016 | Penitent | adjective 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, remorseless | 14 | |
8882926017 | Peremptory | adjective 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, unassuming | 15 | |
8882926018 | Rebuff | verb 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, welcome | 16 | |
8882926019 | Reconnoiter | verb 1. to engage in reconnaissance 2. to make preliminary inspection S: scout | 17 | |
8882926020 | Shambles | noun 1. a slaughterhouse 2. a place of mass bloodshed 3. a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess | 18 | |
8882926021 | Sporadic | adjective 1. occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order S: intermittent, spasmodic A: constant, steady, continuous, uninterrupted | 19 |
AP Language Vocabulary Unit 10 Flashcards
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