Unit 10 Vocabulary G

Askance Adverb Synonyms: distrustfully, suspiciously, skeptically With suspicion, distrust, or disapproval Synonyms: distrustfully, suspiciously, skeptically

Attenuate Verb Synonyms: thin out, dilute, water down To make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value Synonyms: thin out, dilute, water down Antonyms: thicken, strengthen, bolster

Benign Adjective Synonyms: benevolent, salutary, salubrious, harmless Gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant Synonyms: benevolent, salutary, salubrious, harmless Antonyms: malevolent, deleterious

Cavil Verb Noun Synonyms: nitpick, quibble To find fault in a petty way, carp Noun A trivial objection or criticism Synonyms: nitpick, quibble

Charlatan Noun Synonyms: fraud mountebank One who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor or quack Synonyms: fraud mountebank

Decimate Verb Synonyms: ravage, devastate To kill or destroy a large part of Synonyms: ravage, devastate

Foible Noun Synonyms: shortcoming, defect, quirk A weak point, failing, minor flaw Synonyms: shortcoming, defect, quirk Antonyms: forte, virtue

Forgo Verb Synonyms: refrain from, renounce To do without, abstain from, give up Synonyms: refrain from, renounce Antonyms: indulge in, partake of

Fraught Adjective Synonyms: charged with Full of or loaded with, accompanied by Synonyms: charged with Antonyms: devoid of, lacking, deficient in

Inure Verb Synonyms: accustom, acclimate To toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure Synonyms: accustom, acclimate

Luminous Adjective Synonyms: radiant, bright, refulgent, lustrous Emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating Synonyms: radiant, bright, refulgent, lustrous Antonyms: dark, opaque, dim, murky

Obsequious Adjective Marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons Synonyms: fawning, servile, sycophantic, mealymouthed Antonyms: assertive, bumptious, overbearing, candid, frank, independent

Obtuse Adjective Synonyms: stupid, dumb, thick, mild, dull-witted Blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression Synonyms: stupid, dumb, thick, mild, dull-witted Antonyms: acute, perceptive, quick-witted

Oscillate Verb Synonyms: vibrate, vacillate To swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver Synonyms: vibrate, vacillate

Penitent Adjective Noun Synonyms: remorseful, regretful, rueful, sorry Regretful for one’s sins or mistakes; Noun One who is sorry for wrongdoing Synonyms: remorseful, regretful, rueful, sorry Antonyms: unrepentant, remorseless

Peremptory Adjective Synonyms: high-handed, unconditional Having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute Synonyms: high-handed, unconditional Antonyms: irresolute, tentative, mild, unassuming

Rebuff Verb Noun Synonyms: (v) spurn, repulse, reject, (n) setback To snub; to repel, drive away Noun A curt rejection, a check Synonyms: (v) spurn, repulse, reject, (n) setback Antonyms: (v) accept, welcome

Reconnoiter Verb Synonyms: scout To engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection Synonyms: scout

Shambles Noun A slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess

Sporadic Adjective Synonyms: intermittent, spasmodic Occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order Synonyms: intermittent, spasmodic Antonyms: constant, steady, continuous, uninterrupted