| A | B |
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| Fraught | (adj) full of or loaded with; accompanied by |
| Benign | (adj) gentle, kind, forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant |
| Attenuate | (v) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value |
| Cavil | (v) to find fault in a petty way; carp; (n) a trivial objection or criticism |
| Foible | (n) a weak point, failing, minor flaw |
| Charlatan | (n) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack |
| Concomitant | (adj) accompanying; occurring concurrently; (n) something that accompanies another thing |
| Askance | (adv) with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval |
| Decimate | (v) to kill or destroy a large part of |
| Concatenation | (n) a linking together in a sequence; a chain |
| Forgo | (v) to do without, abstain from, give up |
| Shambles | (n) a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion |
| Peremptory | (adj) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute |
| Inure | (v) to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure |
| Penitent | (adj) regretful for one's sins or mistakes; (n) one who is sorry for wrongdoing |
| Obsequious | (adj) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons |
| Sporadic | (adj) occurring at irregular intervals; having no set plan or order |
| Rebuff | (v) to snub; to repel, drive away; (n) a curt rejection; a check, setback |
| Reconnoiter | (v) to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection |
| Oscillate | (v) to swing back and forth with a steady rhythem; to fluctuate or waver |
| Luminous | (adj) emitting or reflecting light; glowing; iluminating |
| Obtuse | (adj) blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression |
