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20 Cards in this Set
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allege
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to assert without proof or confirmation
claim, contend prove,deny |
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arrant
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throughgoing, out-and-out, shameless
egregious,unmitigated |
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badinage
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light and playful conversation
banter,persiflage,repartee sermon |
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conciliate
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to overcome the distrust of, win over, to appease, to reconcile
placate, mollify, propitiate antagonize, alienate,estrange |
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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
recall, revoke reaffirm, reassert |
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echelon
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one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity, an organized millitary unit, a steplike formation or arrangement
level, rank |
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exacerbate
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to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
aggravate, intensify, worsen alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate |
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fatuous
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stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous |
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irrefutable
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impossible to disprove, beyond argument
indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable disputable, indefensible, untenable |
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juggernaut
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a massive and iescable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
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lackadaisical
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lacking in spirit or intrest, halfhearted
listless, indolent, indifferent, lax energetic, vigorous, wholehearted |
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litany
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a repetitive chant in which the congregation and minister take turns speaking, a long list
rigmarole, catalog, megillah |
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macabre
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grisly, gruesome, horrible, distressing, having death as a subject
grotesque, grim, ghoulish |
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paucity
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an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth
lack abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge |
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portend
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to give an advanced warning of, to indicate before something is going to happen
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
pull down, demolish, shave off 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
repudate, disavow reaffirm, reassert |
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saturate
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to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity, to satisfy fully
permeate, drench, flood, imbue drain |
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saturine
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of a gloomy or surly disposition, cold or sluggish in mood
sullen, morose lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious |
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slough
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to cast off, discard, to get rid of something unnecessary
shed, slog take on, acquire, assume |
