| A | B |
|---|
| askance | with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval |
| attenuate | to make thin; to weaken in force |
| benign | gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding |
| cavil | to find fault with; a trivial objection or criticism |
| charlatan | one who feigns knowledge or ability |
| concatenation | a linking together in sequence; a chain |
| concomitant | accompanying; occuring concurrently; soomething that accompanies another thing |
| decimate | to kill or destroy a large part of |
| foible | a weak point, minor flaw |
| forgo | to do without, abstain from, give up |
| fraught | full or loaded with |
| inure | to toughen, harden |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting light, glowing |
| obsequious | marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive |
| obtuse | blint, not coming to a point; slow or dull; measuring between 90 and 180 degrees |
| oscillate | to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate |
| penitent | regretful for one's sins; one who is sorry for wrongdoing |
| peremptory | tending to dictate; bossy |
| rebuff | to snub; to repel; a curt rejection |
| reconnoiter | to engage in reconnaissance; to make an inspection |
| shambles | a slaughterhouse; a state of complete disorder and confusion |
| sporadic | occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan |
