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20 Cards in this Set
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to assert without proof or confirmation
Syn:claim,contend Ant:prove,deny |
allege
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thoroughgoing,out-and-out;shameless,blatant
Syn:egregious,unmitigated |
arrant
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light and playful conversation
Syn:banter,persiflage,repartee Ant:sermon |
badinage
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to overcome the distrust of,win over;to appease,pacify,to reconcile,make consistent
Syn:placate,mollify,propitiate Ant:antagonize,alienate,estrange |
conciliate
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to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
Syn:recall,revoke Ant:raffirm,reassert |
countermand
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one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity;an organized military unit;a steplike formation or arrangement
Syn:level,rank |
echelon
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to make more violent,severe,bitter,or painful
Syn:aggravate,intensify,worsen Ant:alleviate,mitigate,ameliorate |
exacerbate
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stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
Syn:silly,vapid,inane,doltish,vacuous Ant:sensible,intelligent,perceptive,bright |
fatuous
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impossible to disprove;beyond argument
Syn:indisputable,incontrovertible,undeniable Ant:disputable,indefensible,untenable |
irrefutable
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a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
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juggernaut
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lacking spirit or interest,halfhearted
Syn:listless,indolent,indifferent,lax Ant:energetic,vigorous,wholehearted |
lackadaisical
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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 |
litany
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grisly,gruesome;horrible,distressing;having death as a subject
Syn:grotesque,grim,ghoulish |
macabre
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an inadequate quantity,scarcity,dearth
Syn:lack Ant:abundance,glut,plentitude,deluge |
paucity
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to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen;to give advance warning of
Syn:bode,foretell,foreshadow,suggest |
portend
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to tear down,destroy completely;to cut or scrape off or out
Syn:pull down,demolish,shave off Ant:build,construct,raise,erect |
raze
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to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been commited,renounce,retract
Syn:repudiate,disavow Ant:reaffirm,reassert |
recant
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to soak thoroughly,fill to capacity;to satisfy fully
Syn:permeate,drench,flood,imbue Ant:drain |
saturate
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of a gloomy or surly disposition;cold or sluggish in mood
Syn:sullen,morose Ant:lighthearted,cheerful,vivacious |
saturnine
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to cast off,discard;to get rid of somethign objectionable or unnecessary;to plod through as if through mud;a mire;a state of depression
Syn:shed,slog Ant:take one,acquire,assume |
slough
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