Vocab 3 U10-12

Question 1

adv) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval

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askance

Question 2

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

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attenuate

Question 3

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

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benign

Question 4

v) to find fault in a petty way, carp

n) a trivial objection or criticism

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cavil

Question 5

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

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charlatan

Question 6

v) to kill or destroy a large part of

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decimate

Question 7

n) a weak point, failing, minor flaw

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foible

Question 8

v) to do without, abstain from, give up

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forgo

Question 9

adj) full of or loaded with; accompanied by

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fraught

Question 10

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

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inure

Question 11

adj) emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating

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luminous

Question 12

adj) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons

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obsequious

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adj) 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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obtuse

Question 14

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

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oscillate

Question 15

adj) regretful for one’s sins or mistakes;

n) one who is sorry for wrongdoing

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penitent

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

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peremptory

Question 17

v) to snub; to repel, drive away;

n) a curt rejection, a check

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rebuff

Question 18

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

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reconnoiter

Question 19

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

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shambles

Question 20

adj) occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order

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sporadic

Question 21

v) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void

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abrogate

Question 22

adj) completely surrounding, encompassing

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ambient

Question 23

n) roughness, severity, bitterness or tartness

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asperity

Question 24

v) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish;

n) gloss, brightness, luster

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burnish

Question 25

n) a small group working in secret

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cabal

Question 26

adj) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; n) an appealing or appetizing food or dish

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delectable

Question 27

v) to express mild disapproval; to belittle

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deprecate

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n) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction

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detritus

Question 29

adj) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling

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ebullient

Question 30

adj) drawn from different sources; | n) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources

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eclectic

Question 31

adj) limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness

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flaccid

Question 32

adj) having little or no money

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impecunious

Question 33

adj) inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyeilding

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inexorable

Question 34

adj) dying, on the way out

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moribund

Question 35

n) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard

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necromancer

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adj) burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty

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onerous

Question 37

adj) common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete

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rife

Question 38

n, pl) the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything

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rudiments

Question 39

v) to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody

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sequester

Question 40

v) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan

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winnow

Question 41

adj) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty

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aesthetic

Question 42

adj) no longer in existence or functioning, dead

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defunct

Question 43

v) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass

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discomfit

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v) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry

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espouse

Question 45

n) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence

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fetish

Question 46

adj) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others

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gregarious

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adj) marked by a persistent absence of good luck

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hapless

Question 48

adj) faultless, beyond criticism or blame

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impeccable

Question 49

v) to trouble with demands; to bed for insistently

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importune

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v) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction

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interpolate

Question 51

adj) incapable of being repaired or rectified

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irreparable

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adj) concise, using few words

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laconic

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v) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect

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languish

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adj) given to lying or deception; untrue

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mendacious

Question 55

n) the lowest point

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nadir

Question 56

adj) present in all places at all times

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omnipresent

Question 57

adj) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm

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perfunctory

Question 58

adj) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy

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plaintive

Question 59

v) to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate

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requite

Question 60

adj) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect

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tantamount