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echelon
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1. formation of troops
2. a level in a hierarchical structure (society, company, etc) |
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exacerbate
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to increase in severity or violence, to aggravate
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fatuous
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1. foolish, inane
2. illusory |
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irrefutable
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impossible to refute or disprove, certain
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juggernaut
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a massive inexorable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path, overwhelming
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lackadaisical
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without vigor or determination, apathetic, not passionate, lazy
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allege
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to assert or declare as true but without proof, reputed
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litany
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1. call-response between minister and clergy
2. a list of grievances 3. long, drawn out, detailed account |
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arrant
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without moderation, extreme, outright, notorious
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badinage
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playful repartee, banter
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conciliate
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to win over, to gain or win as favor, to attempt to reconcile
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macabre
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related to death, gloom, loneliness, depression
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countermand
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1. to revoke or cancel a command
2. to issue a contrary order to supersede the previous one, to overrule |
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mélange
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mixture, medley, potpourri
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paucity
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inadequacy or lack of something, scarcity
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portend
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to serve as an omen or indication that something unpleasant will happen
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raze
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demolish completely, to scrape or shave off
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recant
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to withdraw or retract a statement or opinion, to disavow
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saturate
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to absorb fully, to fill with, permeate
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saturnine
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gloomy or sullen in mood or personality, pessimistic
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slough
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v.
to cast off, jettison, discard something no longer useful n. 1. something shed or cast off, like a snakeskin 2. muddy depression in the ground 3. a state of deep despair or depression |
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substantive
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1. solid or real, with substance
2. possessing validity or credibility |
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