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39 Cards in this Set
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allege |
to assert without proof or confirmation |
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allege |
(syn) claim, contend |
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arrant |
thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant |
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arrant |
(syn) egregious, unmitigated |
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badinage |
light & playful conversation |
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badinage |
(syn) banter, persiflage, repartee |
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conciliate |
to overcome distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent |
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conciliate |
(syn) placate, mollify, propitiate |
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countermand |
to cancel or reverse one order/command with another that's contrary to first |
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countermand |
(syn) recall, revoke |
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echelon |
one of series of grades in organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; steplike formation or arrangement |
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echelon |
(syn) level, rank |
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exacerbate |
to make more violent, severe, bitter or painful |
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exacerbate |
(syn) aggravate, intensify, worsen |
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fatuous |
stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way |
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fatuous |
(syn) silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous |
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irrefutable |
impossible to disprove; beyond argument |
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irrefutable |
(syn) indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable |
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juggernaut |
massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
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lackadaisical |
lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted |
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lackadaisical |
(syn) listless, indolent, indifferent, lax |
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litany |
prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by leader alternating w/ responses from congregation; any repetitive chant; long list |
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litany |
(syn) rigmarole, catalog, megillah |
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macabre |
grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as subject |
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macabre |
(syn) grotesque, grim, ghoulish |
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paucity |
an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth |
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paucity |
(syn) lack |
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portend |
to indicate beforehand that something's about to happen; to give advance warning of |
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portend |
(syn) bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest |
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raze |
to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out |
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raze |
(syn) pull down, demolish, shave off |
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recant |
to withdraw statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract |
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recant |
(syn) repudiate, disavow |
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saturate |
to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully |
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saturate |
(syn) permeate, drench, flood, imbue |
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saturnine |
of gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood |
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saturnine |
(syn) sullen, morose |
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slough |
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 |
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slough |
(syn) shed, slog |
