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20 Cards in this Set
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allege'
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(v) to assert without proof or confirmation.
syn: claim, contend ant: prove, deny |
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arr'ant
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(adj) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant.
syn: egregious, unmitigated |
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badinage'
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(n) light and playful conversation.
syn: banter, persiflage, repartee ant: sermon |
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concil'iate
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(v) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent.
syn: placate, mollify, propitiate. |
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coun'termand
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(v) 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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ech'elon
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(n) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a step like formation or arrangement.
syn: level, rank. |
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exac'erbate
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(v) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful.
syn: aggravate, intensify, worsen ant: alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate. |
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fat'uous
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(adj) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way.
syn: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous. ant: sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright. |
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irrefu'table
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(adj) impossible to disprove; beyond argument.
syn: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable ant: disputable, indefensible, untenable |
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jugg'ernaut
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(n) a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path.
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lackadai'sical
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(adj) lacking spirit or intrest, halfhearted.
syn: listless, indolent, indifferent, lax. ant: energetic, vigorous, wholehearted. |
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lit'any
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(n) a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list.
syn: rigmarole, catalog, megillah. |
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macab're
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(adj) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject.
syn: grotesque, grim, ghoulish. |
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pau'city
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(n) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth.
syn: lack ant: abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge. |
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portend'
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(v) 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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(v) 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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(v) 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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sat'urate
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(v) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully.
syn: permeate, drench, flood, imbue ant: drain |
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sat'urnine
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(adj) 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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(v) to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud; (n) a mire; a state of depression.
syn: shed, slog ant: take on, acquire, assume |
