4013741864 | askance | (adv) with suspicion, distrust, disapproval. Synonyms: distrustfully, suspiciously, skeptically | 0 | |
4013741865 | attenuate | (v) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value. Synonyms: thin out, dilute, water down | 1 | |
4013741866 | benign | (adj) gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant. Synonyms: benevolent, salutary, salubrious, harmless | 2 | |
4013741867 | cavil | (v) to find fault in a petty way, carp; (n) a trivial objection or criticism. Synonyms: nitpick, quibble | 3 | |
4013741868 | charlatan | (n) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, imposter, or quack. Synonym: fraud, mountebank | 4 | |
4013741869 | decimate | (v) to kill or destroy a large part of. Synonyms: ravage, devastate | 5 | |
4013741870 | foible | (n) a weak point, failing, minor flaw. Synonyms: shortcoming, defect, quirk | 6 | |
4013741871 | fraught | (adj) full or loaded with; accompanied by. Synonyms: charged with | 7 | |
4013741872 | forgo | (v) to do without, abstain from, give up. Synonyms: refrain from, renounce | 8 | |
4013741873 | inure | (v) to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure. Synonyms: accustom, acclimate | 9 | |
4013741874 | luminous | (adj) emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating. Synonyms: radiant, bright, refulgent, lustrous | 10 | |
4013741875 | obsequious | (adj) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons. Synonyms: fawning, servile, sycophantic, mealy mouthed | 11 | |
4013741876 | obtuse | (adj) blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 degrees and 180 degrees; not causing sharp impression. Synonyms: stupid, dumb, thick, mild, dull-witted | 12 | |
4013741877 | oscillate | (v) to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver. Synonyms: vibrate, vacillate | 13 | |
4013741878 | penitent | (adj) regretful for one's sins or mistakes; (n) one who is sorry for wrongdoing. Synonym: remorseful, regretful, rueful, sorry | 14 | |
4013741879 | peremptory | (adj) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute. Synonyms: high-handed, unconditional | 15 | |
4013741880 | rebuff | (v) to snub; to repel, drive away; (n) a curt rejection, a check. Synonyms: (v) to spurn, repulse, reject; (n) setback | 16 | |
4013741881 | reconnoiter | (v) to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection. Synonyms: scout | 17 | |
4013741882 | shambles | (n) a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess. Synonyms: chaos, mess, confusion | 18 | |
4013741883 | sporadic | (adj) occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order. Synonyms: intermittent, spasmodic | 19 |
Unit #10 Vocabulary (AP Language and Composition) Flashcards
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