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chapter 10
chapter ten level g
10
English
12th Grade
09/18/2008

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Askance
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with suspiscion distrust distrustfully suspicously skeptically
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Attenuate
Definition
to make thin or slender to weaken or lesen in force intensity or value thin out dilute waterdown
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benign
Definition
gentle kind forgiving understanding having a favorable or beneficial effet not maligant
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cavil
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tofind fault in a petty way carp a trivial objection or critism nitpick quibble

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charlatan
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one who feigns knowledge and ability a pretender imposter or quack fraud mountybank
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decimate
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to kill or destroy a large part of ravage devestate
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foible
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a week point failing minor flaw shortcoming defect quirk
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forgo
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to do without abstain from give up refrain from renounce
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fraught
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full of or load accompinied by charged with
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inure
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to toughen harden to render used to something by long subjection or exposure accustom acclimate
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