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Vocabulary Workshop Lvl G Unit 10
20 voab words plus the last 10 from unit 9
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10th Grade
05/19/2009

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Askance
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with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
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attenuate
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to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value
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benign
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gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant
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Cavil
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-to find fault in a petty way, carp.
-a trivial objection or criticism
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Charlatan
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one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor or quack
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decimate
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to kill or destroy a large part of
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Foible
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a weak point, failing, minor flaw
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Forgo
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to do without, abstain from, give up
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fraught
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full of or loaded with; accompanied by
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Inure
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to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure
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luminous
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emitting or reflecting light, glowing,; illuminating
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Obsequious
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marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons
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obtuse
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blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 degrees and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression
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Oscillate
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to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver
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penitent
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regretful for one's sins or mistakes
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Peremptory
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having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined
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rebuff
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to snub; to repel, drive away.
a curt rejection, a check
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Reconnoiter
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scout, to make a preliminary inspection
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shambles
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a slaughterhouse, a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess.
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sporadic
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occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order
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pedantry
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a pretentious display of knowledge, overly rigid attention to rules and details.
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paltry
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trifling, mean, despicable; inferior, trashy
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paroxysm
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a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion
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Peregrination
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the act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country
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redolent
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fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura
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refulgent
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shining, radiant; resplendent
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shibboleth
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a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from others
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tyro
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a beginner, a novice
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unremitting
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not stopping, relentless
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vacillate
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to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another
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Vituperative
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harshly abusive, severely scolding
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