9264044575 | askance | with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval syn: distrustfully, suspiciously | ![]() | 0 |
9264052051 | attenuate | to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value syn: thin out, dilute, water down ant: thicken, strengthen, bolster | ![]() | 1 |
9264062181 | benign | gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant syn: benevolent, salubrious, harmless ant: malevolent, deleterious | ![]() | 2 |
9264075155 | cavil | to find fault in a petty way, carp; a trivial objection or criticism syn: nitpick | ![]() | 3 |
9264081219 | charlatan | one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack syn: mountebank | ![]() | 4 |
9264086847 | decimate | to kill or destroy a large part of syn: devastate | ![]() | 5 |
9264098283 | foible | a weak point, failing, minor flaw syn: shortcoming, quirk ant: forte, virtue | ![]() | 6 |
9264103446 | forgo | to do without, abstain from, give up syn: refrain from, renounce ant: indulge in, partake of | ![]() | 7 |
9264111398 | fraught | full of or loaded with, accompanied by syn: charged with ant: devoid of, lacking, deficient in | ![]() | 8 |
9264118813 | inure | to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure syn: accustom, acclimate | ![]() | 9 |
9264127827 | luminous | emitting or reflecting light glowing; illuminating syn: bright, refulgent, lustrous ant: dark, opaque, dim, murky | ![]() | 10 |
9264140042 | obsequious | marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons syn: fawning, servile, sycophantic, mealymouthed ant: assertive, bumptious, candid, frank, independent | ![]() | 11 |
9264156614 | obtuse | blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 190 degree; not causing a sharp impression syn: dumb, thick, mild, dull-witted ant: perceptive, quick-witted | ![]() | 12 |
9264177525 | oscillate | to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver syn: vibrate | ![]() | 13 |
9264184560 | penitent | regretful for one's sins or mistakes; one who is sorry for wrongdoing syn: remorseful, regretful, rueful ant: remorseless | ![]() | 14 |
9264198165 | peremptory | having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate; denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute syn: unconditional ant: irresolute, mild, unassuming | ![]() | 15 |
9264213432 | rebuff | to snub; to repel, drive away; a curt rejection, a check syn: repulse, reject, setback ant: accept, welcome | ![]() | 16 |
9264224539 | reconnoiter | to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection syn: scout | ![]() | 17 |
9264231251 | shambles | a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess | ![]() | 18 |
9264238449 | sporadic | occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order syn: intermittent, spasmodic ant: steady, continuous, uninterrupted | ![]() | 19 |
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