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20 Cards in this Set
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allege
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to assert without proof or confirmation
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arrant
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thoroughgoing/unmitigated
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bandinage
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light and playful conversation/banter
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conciliate
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to reconcile/overcome the distrust of
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countermand
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to revoke
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echelon
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an organized military unit/level or rank
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exacerbate
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to make more violent/aggravate
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fatuous
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stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way/vapid
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irrefutable
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impossible to disprove/undeniable
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juggernaut
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a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
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lackadaisical
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lacking spirit or interest
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litany
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any repetitive chant
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macabre
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horrible/grotesque
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paucity
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scarcity/lack
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portend
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foretell/foreshadow
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raze
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to destroy completely/demolish
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recant
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to withdraw a statement or belief which one has previously been committed/disavow
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saturate
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to soak thoroughly/drench
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saturnine
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cold or sluggish in mood/sullen
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slough
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to cast off/shed
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