Unit 10 (actually Final)

Question 1

Attenuate

Answer 1

(V) to make thin or lesser in force, intensity, or value

Question 2

Benign

Answer 2

(Adj) gentle, kind; not harmful

Question 3

Cavil

Answer 3

(V) to nitpick

(N) trivial criticism

Question 4

Charlatan

Answer 4

(N) one who feigns knowledge; a quack

Question 5

Decimate

Answer 5

(V) To kill or destroy a large part of

Question 6

Foible

Answer 6

(N) a weak point, minor fault

Question 7

Forgo

Answer 7

(V) to do without, abstain from

Question 8

Fraught

Answer 8

(Adj) full of or loaded with

Question 9

Inure

Answer 9

(V) to toughen, render used to something

Question 10

Luminous

Answer 10

(Adj) emitting or reflecting light; illuminating

Question 11

Obsequious

Answer 11

(Adj) excessively submissive

Question 12

Obtuse

Answer 12

(Adj) blunt, slow or dull

Question 13

Oscillate

Answer 13

(V) to swing back and forth

Question 14

Penitent

Answer 14

(Adj) regretful of sins or mistakes

(N) one who is sorry for wrongdoing

Question 15

Peremptory

Answer 15

(Adj) dictatorial

Question 16

Rebuff

Answer 16

(V) to snub or repel

(N) a curt rejection

Question 17

Reconnoiter

Answer 17

(V) to make a preliminary inspection

Question 18

Shambles

Answer 18

(N) a place of mad bloodshed; state of complete disorder

Question 19

Sporadic

Answer 19

(Adj) occurring at irregular intervals

Question 20

Askance

Answer 20

(Adv) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval