List 10

Question 1

Askance

Answer 1

(adv) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval

Question 2

Attenuate

Answer 2

(V) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value

Question 3

Benign

Answer 3

(adj) gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect;
not malignant

Question 4

Cavil

Answer 4

(v) to find fault in a petty way
(n) a trivial objection or criticism

Question 5

Charlatan

Answer 5

(n) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender or impostor

Question 6

Decimate

Answer 6

(n) to destroy or kill a large part of the

Question 7

Foible

Answer 7

( n) a weak point, failing, or minor part

Question 8

Inure

Answer 8

(v) to toughen or harden; to render used to something by long exposure or
subjection

Question 9

Obsequious

Answer 9

(adi) marked by complete attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for
self-interested reasons

Question 10

Obtuse

Answer 10

(adj) blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression

Question 11

Oscillate

Answer 11

(v) to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to waver or fluctuate

Question 12

Penitent

Answer 12

(adj) regretful for one’s sins or mistakes
(n) one who is sorry for wrongdoing

Question 13

Peremptory

Answer 13

(adj) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial, determined, or resolute

Question 14

Reconnoiter

Answer 14

(v) to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection

Question 15

Shambles

Answer 15

(n) a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion; a mess