Level G Unit 10 Senteces

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benign
Abraham Lincoln's sensitive stepmother had a benign influence on the lonely boy you had lost his mother.
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attenuate
After making sure the wound was clean, the doctor took steps to attenuate the victim's pain.
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decimate
Again and again, Napoleon was able to decimate the armies of his enemies and lead his men to further victories.
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foible
Backbiting is on human foible not likely to be eradicated.
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fraught
Even with the most advanced equipment, expeditions to the top of Mt. Everest are still fraught with danger.
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cavil
I suggest you do not cavil over small things but instead focus on what is important.
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reconnoiter
Infantry officers often ask for volunteers to reconnoiter the terrain ahead before ordering their soldiers to advance.
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obsequious
Jane Austen ridiculed characters who were obsequious to the aristocracy but condescending to theri social inferiors.
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forgo
One of the best, if not the easiest, ways to lose weight is to forgo dessert.
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peremptory
The board members resented the director's peremptory tone of voice.
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shambles
The burlars made a complete shambles of the apartment in their search for money and jewelry.
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askance
The English teacher looked askance at the suggestion that students read compendiums of Dicken's novels.
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inure
The Inuit have become inure to the hardships of hte long Arctice winters through years of expereince.
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obtuse
The lieutenant was too obtuse to see the danger and led his company right into the hands of the enemy.
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rebuff
The old man rebuff his neighbors by refusing all offers of friendship.

Her rebuff of my inviation was quite rude.
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charlatan
The reporter exposed the real estate agent as a charlatan who routinely deceived her customers.
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sporadic
The soldiers heard sporadic gunfire from the other side of the river.
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oscillate
The terrified narrator in Poe's story "The Pit and the Pendulum" watches the dreaded instrument oscillate as it slowly moves toward him.
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penitent
The thief was sincerely penitent.

In the Middle Ages, penitent often confessed their sins publicly and were publicly punished.
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luminous
Walking under theat luminous night sky induced in me weighty thoughts not often pondered.
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