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20 Cards in this Set
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Allege
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(v) to assert without proff or confirmation
syn- claim, contend ant- prove, deny |
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Arrant
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adj shameless, blatent
syn- egregious, unmitigated |
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Badinage
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N light and playful conversation
syn- banter, persiflage, repartee] ant- sermon |
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Conciliate
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V To overcome the distrust of, win over; pacify or make consistent
syn- placate, mollify, propitiate ant- antagonize, alienate, estrange |
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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- recall, revoke ant- reaffirm, reassert |
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Echelon
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N one of a series of grades or organization, steplike formation or arangement
syn- level, rank |
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exacerbate
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v to make more violent, severe, bitter or painful
syn- aggravate, intensify, worsen ant- alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate |
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fatuous
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adj - stupid or foolish in self satisfied way
syn- silly, vapid, inane, doltish ant- sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bring |
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irrefutable
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adj- impossible to disprove, beyond argument
syn- indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable ant- disputable, indefensible, untenable |
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juggernaut
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n a massive and inescapable force or object crushes everything in path
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lackadaisical
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adj lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted
syn- listless, indolent, indifferent,, lax ant- energetic, vigorous,wholehearted |
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litany
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n a prayer consisting of short appeals to god recited bye the leader -any repetitive chant
syn- rigmarole, catalog, megillah |
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macabre
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adj- grisly, gruesome, horrible, distressing, having death as a subject
syn- grotesque, grim, ghoulish |
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paucity
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N inadequate quanitity, scarcity, dearth
syn- lack ant- abundance, gult, plentitude, deluge |
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portend
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v to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen -advance warning
syn- bode, foretell, forshadow, sugest |
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raze
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v to tear down, destroy, cut or scrape off or out
syn- pull down, demolish, shave off ant- build, construct, raise, erect |
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recant
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v to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previsously been commited, renounce or retract
syn- repudiate, disavow ant- reaffirm, reassert |
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saturate
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v to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity, to satisfy fully
syn- permeate, drench, flood, imbue ant- drain |
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saturnine
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adj- of a gloomy or surly disposition, cold or slugish in mood
syn- sullen morose ant- lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious |
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slough
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v to cash off, discard, to get rid of something, or state of depression
syn- shed, slog ant- take on, acquire, assume |
