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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
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arrant
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adj. thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant -Syn: utter, perfect, complete
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badinage
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n. light and playful conversation
Syn:teasing, fool, joking. -Ant: serious |
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conciliate
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v. to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent. -Syn: satisfy. Ant: annoy, incite, irritate, provoke
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countermand
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v. to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first. Syn: override, rescind. -Ant: allow, approve, permit
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echelon
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n. one of a series of ranks in an organization; an organized military unit; a steplike arrangement. Syn: place, position, row,tier
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exacerbate
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v. to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful. -Syn: aggravate, enrage, exasperate, increase, intensify. -Ant: calm, comfort, soothe
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fatuous
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adj. stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way -Syn: silly, vapid, inane,vacuous. -Ant: sensible, perceptive, bright
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irrefutable
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adj. impossible to disprove; beyond argument. -Syn: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable. Ant: indefensible, untenable
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juggernaut
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n. a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
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lackadaisical
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adj. lacking purpose or interest, halfhearted
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litany
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n. a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with response from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list
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macabre
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adj. grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
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paucity
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n. an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth
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portend
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v. to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
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raze
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v. to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out
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recant
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v. to withdraw a statement to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract
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saturate
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v. to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully
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saturnine
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adj. of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood; slow to act or change
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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
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