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Number 10
Unit 10 Vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
03/26/2009

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Askance
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adverb; to look with mistrust or disapproval
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Attentuate
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v; to make weaker; to lessen severity
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Benign
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adj; gentle, kind, understanding
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Cavil
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v; to find fault in a petty way

n; the petty or trvial faultfinding 

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Charlatan
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n; a pretender or imposter
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Concatenation
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n; a linking together in a chain or sequence
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Concomitant
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adj; occuring with something else

n; a thing that accompanies another

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Decimate
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v; to kill or destroy a large part of
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Foible
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n; a weak point; a flaw
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Forgo
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v; to do without; to give up
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Fraught
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adj; full of an emotion
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Inure
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v; to toughen or harden
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Luminous
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adj; emitting or reflecting light
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Obsequious
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adj; doing something in hopes to get get something in return later
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Obtuse
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adj; blunt; slow or dull in understanding
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Oscillate
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v; to swing; to fluxtuate or waver
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Penitent
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adj; regretful for one's sins or mistakes
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Peremptory
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adj; having the nature of a command that leaves no oppurtunities for dispute
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Rebuff
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v; to disregard; to drive away
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Reconnoiter
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v; to engage in reconnaisance
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Shambles
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n; a state of complete disorder and confusion; bedlam
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Sporadic
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adj; coming at inconsistent intervals; having no set plan
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