Unit #10 Vocabulary (AP Language and Composition) Flashcards

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