askance
(adv.) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
s??????s: distrustfully, suspiciously
attenuate
(v.) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value
s??????s: thin out, dilute
???????s: thicken, strengthen, bolster
begign
(adj.) gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favourable or beneficial effect; not malignant
s??????s: benevolent, salubrious, harmless
???????s: malevolent, deleterious
cavil
(v.) to find fault in a petty way, carp;
(n.) a trivial objection or criticism
s??????s: (v.) nitpick
charlatan
(n.) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, imposter, or a quack
s??????s: mountebank
decimae
(v.) to kill or destroy a large part of
s??????s: devastate
foible
(n.) a weak point, failing, minor flaw
s??????s: shortcoming, quirk
???????s: forte, virtue
forgo
(v.) to do without, abstain from, give up
s??????s: refrain from, renounce
???????s: indulge in, partake of
fraught
(adj.) full of or loaded with; accompanied by
s??????s: charged with
???????s: devoid of, lacking, deficient in
inure
(v.) to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure
s??????s: accustom, acclimate
luminous
(adj.) emitting or refracting light, glowing; illuminating
s??????s: bright, refulgent, lustrous
???????s: dark, opaque, dim, murky
obsequious
(adj.) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons
s??????s: fawning, servile, sycophantic, mealymouthed
???????s: assertive, bumptious, candid, frank, independent
obtuse
(adj.) blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90� and 180�; not causing a sharp impression
s??????s: dumb thick, mild, dull-witted
???????s: perceptive, quick-witted
oscillate
(v.) to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver
s??????s: vibrate
penitent
(adj.) regretful for one's sins or mistakes;
(n.) one who is sorry for wrongdoing
s??????s:(adj.) remorseful, regretful, rueful
???????s:(adj.) remorseless
peremptory
(adj.) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute
s??????s: unconditional
???????s:irresolute, mild, unassuming
rebuff
(v.) to snub; to repel, drive away;
(n.) a curt rejection, a check
s??????s:(v.) repulse, reject;
(n.) setback
???????s:(v.) accept, welcome
reconnoiter
(v.) to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection
s??????s: scout
shambles
(n.) a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess
sporadic
(adj.) occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order
s??????s: intermittent, spasmodic
???????s: steady, continuous, uninterrupted
askance
(adv.) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
s??????s: distrustfully, suspiciously
attenuate
(v.) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value
s??????s: thin out, dilute
???????s: thicken, strengthen, bolster
begign
(adj.) gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favourable or beneficial effect; not malignant
s??????s: benevolent, salubrious, harmless
???????s: malevolent, deleterious
cavil
(v.) to find fault in a petty way, carp;
(n.) a trivial objection or criticism
s??????s: (v.) nitpick
charlatan
(n.) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, imposter, or a quack
s??????s: mountebank
decimae
(v.) to kill or destroy a large part of
s??????s: devastate
foible
(n.) a weak point, failing, minor flaw
s??????s: shortcoming, quirk
???????s: forte, virtue
forgo
(v.) to do without, abstain from, give up
s??????s: refrain from, renounce
???????s: indulge in, partake of
fraught
(adj.) full of or loaded with; accompanied by
s??????s: charged with
???????s: devoid of, lacking, deficient in
inure
(v.) to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure
s??????s: accustom, acclimate
luminous
(adj.) emitting or refracting light, glowing; illuminating
s??????s: bright, refulgent, lustrous
???????s: dark, opaque, dim, murky
obsequious
(adj.) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons
s??????s: fawning, servile, sycophantic, mealymouthed
???????s: assertive, bumptious, candid, frank, independent
obtuse
(adj.) blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90� and 180�; not causing a sharp impression
s??????s: dumb thick, mild, dull-witted
???????s: perceptive, quick-witted
oscillate
(v.) to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver
s??????s: vibrate
penitent
(adj.) regretful for one's sins or mistakes;
(n.) one who is sorry for wrongdoing
s??????s:(adj.) remorseful, regretful, rueful
???????s:(adj.) remorseless
peremptory
(adj.) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute
s??????s: unconditional
???????s:irresolute, mild, unassuming
rebuff
(v.) to snub; to repel, drive away;
(n.) a curt rejection, a check
s??????s:(v.) repulse, reject;
(n.) setback
???????s:(v.) accept, welcome
reconnoiter
(v.) to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection
s??????s: scout
shambles
(n.) a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess
sporadic
(adj.) occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order
s??????s: intermittent, spasmodic
???????s: steady, continuous, uninterrupted