| A | B |
|---|
| askance | with suspicion or distrust |
| attenuate | to make thin or weak |
| benign | gentle; not malignant |
| cavil | to find fault, carp; a trivial objection |
| charlatan | one who feigns knowledge; a pretender |
| decimate | to kill or destroy |
| foible | weak point; failing; flaw |
| forgo | to do without; abstain |
| fraught | full of or loaded with; accompanied by |
| inure | to toughen, harden; use to something |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting light, glowing |
| obsequious | very attentive; excessively submissive |
| obtuse | blunt, dull or stupid, an angle |
| oscillate | to swing back and forth |
| penitent | regretful for one's sins or mistakes |
| preemptory | resolute; determined; an uncompromising command |
| rebuff | to snub, repel or drive away |
| reconnoiter | one who engages in reconnaissance (inspection) |
| shambles | slaughterhouse; state of complete disorder |
| sporadic | occurring at irregular intervals |
