AP Vocab Unit 10 Flashcards

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