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Vocabulary Workshop - Level G
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Cavil Charlatan Oscillate Askance
Inured Decimate Reconnoiter Forgo
Shambles Benign Fraught Foibles
Rebuff Peremptory Luminous Attenuate
Penitent Obtuse Obsequious Sporadic
Commanding nature that
allows for no opportunity
for debate, denial, or
refusal
- Dictatorial, resolute
- High-handed, determined
PEREMPTORY
To swing back and forth
with a steady rhythm; to
fluctuate or waver
- Vacillate or turn
OSCILLATE
To find fault in a petty way,
carp; a trivial objection or
criticism
- nitpick, quibble
CAVIL
A weak point, failing, or
minor flaw
- shortcoming, defect, quirk
FOIBLE
To toughen, harden, or
render used to something
by long subjection or
exposure
- accustom, acclimate
INURE
Blunt, not coming to a
point; slow or dull in
understanding
Not causing a sharp
impression; 90-180°
- stupid, dumb, dull-
wittedOBTUSE
Full of or loaded with;
accompanied by
- Charged with; abundant
FRAUGHT
Marked by slavish
attentiveness; excessively
submissive, often for purely
self-interested reasons
- fawning, servile, sycophant
OBSEQUIOUS
To do without, abstain
from; give up
- Refrain from, renounce
FORGO
To snub, to repel, to drive
away; a curt rejection
- spurn, repulse, reject
REBUFF
With suspicion, distrust, or
disapproval
- skeptically, suspiciously
ASKANCE
Gentle, kind; forgiving,
understanding; having a
favorable or beneficial
effect
- Not malignant
- Benevolent, harmless
BENIGN
A slaughterhouse; a place
of mass bloodshed; a
state of complete disorder
and confusion
- mess
SHAMBLES
One who feigns knowledge
or ability; a pretender,
imposter, or quack; to
dissemble
- fraud, mountebank
CHARLATAN
Occurring at irregular
intervals, having no set
plan or order
- intermittent, spasmodic
SPORADIC
Emitting or reflecting light,
glowing, illuminating
- radiant, bright, refulgent
LUMINOUS
To kill or destroy a large
part of
- ravage, devastate
DECIMATE
To engage in
reconnaissance; to make
a preliminary inspection
- scout
RECONNOITER
Regretful for one’s
mistakes; one who is very
sorry for wrongdoing
- remorseful, rueful, sorry
PENITENT
To make thin or slender; to
weaken or lessen in force,
intensity, or value
- Thin out, dilute, water
down
ATTENUATE