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20 Cards in this Set
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Allege
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(accent end)(v.) to assert w/o proof or confirmation
Syn:claim,contend Ant:prove,deny |
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Arrant
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(ar')(adj.)thoroughgoin,out-and-out;shameless,blatant
Syn:egregious,unmitigated |
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badinage
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(end)(n.)light&playful conversation
Syn:banter,persiflage, repartee Ant:sermon |
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conciliate
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(sil')(v.)to overcome the distrust of,win over; to appease, pacify, reconcile Syn:placate,mollify
Ant:antagonize,alienate, estrange |
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countermand
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(con')(v.)to cancel or reverse one order or command w/ another that is contrary to the 1st
Syn:recall,revoke Ant:reaffirm,reassert |
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echelon
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(ech')(n.)one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity
Syn:level,rank |
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exacerbate
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(ac')(v.)to make violent, severe,bitter,or painful
Syn:aggravate,intensify, worsen Ant:alleviate,mitigate, ameliorate |
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fatuous
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(fat')(adj.)stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
Syn:silly,vapid,inane,doltish,vacuous Ant:sensible,intelligent |
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irrefutable
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(fut')(adj.)impossible to disprove;beyond argument
Syn:indisputable Ant:disputable,indefensible, |
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juggernaut
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(jug')(n.)massive& inescapable force or object that crushes w/e in its path
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lackadaisical
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(da')(adj.)lacking spirit or interest,halfhearted
Syn:listeless,indolent,indifferent,lax Ant:energetic,vigorous,whole-hearted |
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litany
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(lit')(n.)prayer consisting of short appeals to god;long list
Syn:rigmarole,catalog,megillah |
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macabre
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(cab')(adj.)grisly,gruesome,borrible
Syn:grotesque,grim,ghoulish |
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paucity
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(pau')(n.)inadequate, quantity,scarcity,dearth
Syn:lack Ant:abundance,glut,deluge |
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portend
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(end)(v.)to indicate beforehand that somthing is about ti happen
Syn:bode,foretell,foreshadow |
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raze
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(none)(v.)to tear down, destroy completely;cut or scrape off or out
Syn:pull down,demolish Ant:buiild,construct,raise |
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recant
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(end)(v.)to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed,renounce,retract
Syn:repudiate,disavow Ant:reaffirm,reassert |
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saturate
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(sat')(v.)to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; satisfy fully
Syn:permeate,drench,flood Ant:drain |
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saturine
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(sat')(adj.)of a gloomy or surly disposition;cold or sluggish in mood
Syn:sullen,morose Ant:lighthearted,cheerful |
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slough
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(none)(v.)to cast off, discard,get rid of(n.)mire, state of depression
Syn:shed,slog Ant:take on,acquire,assume |
