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Vocabulary G. Unit Ten. Rebuff. ( v .) to snub; to repel, drive away; ( n .) a curt rejection, a check. High school snobs rebuff their fellow classmates with their bad and stuck up attitudes. Reconnoiter. (v . ) to encourage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection.
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Vocabulary G Unit Ten
Rebuff (v.) to snub; to repel, drive away; (n.) a curt rejection, a check High school snobs rebuff their fellow classmates with their bad and stuck up attitudes.
Reconnoiter (v.) to encourage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection The troops with a clear mission reconnoitered in Iraq to gather much needed information.
Obsequious (adj.) Marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons Sally was incredibly obsequious towards Jimmy when she figured out he had an extra ticket to see the Black Eyed Peas.
Askance • (adj.) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval The askance mother watched the young boy closely, knowing that his claim to not eat any cookies could not be trusted.
Attenuate • (v.) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value The hungry boy’s desire for a filling meal was attenuated by the alarming nutrition facts he read on the wrapper of the Big Mac he was about to eat.
Shambles • (n.) A Slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess • The butchers’ shambles is used as a meat market for the local townspeople.
Sporadic • (adj.) Occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order • Lucy’s headaches occurred at a sporadic rate which she had no control over.
Charlatan One who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, imposter, or quack George tried to fool his friends and be a charlatan, but they figured out who he was very easily.
Decimate To kill or destroy a large part of It looks as though the Spanish and Americans were both decimating each others armies in this picture.
Peremptory (adj.) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute Dr. House’s colleagues did not appreciate his peremptory diagnosis and treatment for the patient.
penitent • adj. regretful for one’s sins or mistakes • n. one who is sorry for wrongdoing • The penitent thief confessed because he felt bad about what he had done.
Obtuse Adj. blunt, not coming to a point, slow or dull in understanding, measuring between 90 and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression The young criminal’s obtuse lies were quickly detected by the experienced policeman.
Inure • Def: (v) to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure. • The soldier became inure to harsh climates after years of fighting in the desert.
Fraught- adj, full or loaded with, accompanied by. Santa is fraught with one huge late-night errand every year.
Foible (n) A weak point, failing, minor flaw. When it came to self control, the alcoholic had a major foible.
Forgo (v) to do without, abstain from, give up When the alcoholic went to rehab, he had to finally forgo alcohol.
Cavil v. To find fault in a petty way, carp n. A trivial objection or criticism Do not cavil your bad grade too much. You got what you deserved because you didn’t study.
Benign Adj. Gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant When the young girl was in an argument with her friends, she went to her benign mother for guidance.
