Summit Week 8

Question 1

attenuate (v)

Answer 1

to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity; or value

Question 2

cavil (v)/(n)

Answer 2

(v) to find fault in a petty way, carp

(n) a trivial objection or criticism

Question 3

fraught (adj)

Answer 3

full of or loaded with; accompanied by

Question 4

inure (v)

Answer 4

to toughen; harden; to render use to sth by long subjection or exposure

Question 5

oscillate (v)

Answer 5

to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver

Question 6

reconnoiter (v)

Answer 6

to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection

Question 7

shambles (n)

Answer 7

a slaughterhouse; a place a mass bloodshed; a state of completely disorder and confusion, mess

Question 8

askance (adv)

Answer 8

wth suspicion; distrust; or disapproval