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20 Cards in this Set
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allege
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to assert without proof or confirmation
syn: claim, contend ant: prove, deny |
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arrant
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thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
syn: egregious, unmitigated |
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badinage
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light and playful conversation
syn: banter, persiflage, repartee ant:sermon |
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conciliate
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to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent
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countermand
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to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
syn: recall, revoke ant: reaffirm, reassert |
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echelon
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one of a series of grades in an organization or field of of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement
syn: level, rank |
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exacerbate
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to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
syn: aggravate, intensify, worsen ant: alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate |
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fatuous
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stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
syn: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous ant: sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright |
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irrefutable
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impossible to disprove; beyond argument
syn: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable ant: disputable, indefensible, untenable |
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juggernaut
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a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
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lackadaisical
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lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted
syn: listless, indolent, indifferent, lax ant: energetic, vigorous, wholehearted |
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litany
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a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congretation; any repetitive chant; a long list
syn: rigmarole, catalog, megillah |
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macabre
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grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
syn: grotesque, grim, ghoulish |
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paucity
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an inadequte quantity, scarcity, dearth
syn: lack ant: abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge |
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portend
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to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
syn: bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest |
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raze
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to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out
syn: pull down, demolish, shave off ant: build, construct, raise, erect |
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recant
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to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract
syn: repudiate, disavow ant: reaffirm, reassert |
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saturate
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to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully
syn: permeate, drench, flood, imbue ant: drain |
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saturnine
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of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
syn: sullen, morose ant: lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious |
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slough
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to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud; a mire; a state of depression
syn: shed, slog ant: take on, acquire, assume |
