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20 Cards in this Set
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allege
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to assert without proof or confirmation
syn:contend |
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arrant
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throughgoing, out-and-out, shamless, blatant
syn:egregious, unmitigated |
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badinage
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light and playful convrsation
syn:persiflage,repartee ant:sermon |
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conciliate
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to oercome the distrust of, wn over
syn:placate, mollify, propitiate ant: antagonize, alienate. estrange |
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countermand
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to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
ant:reassert |
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echelon
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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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to mke moreviolent
ant: mitigate |
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fatuous
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stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
syn: doltish |
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irrefutable
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impossible to disprove, beyond argument
ant:untenable |
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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
syn:listless,indolent,indifferent,lax |
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litany
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a really long prayer thing, long list
syn:rigmarole, catalog, megillah |
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macabre
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grisly, gruesome
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paucity
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an inadequate quantity, dearth
ant:glu, plentitude |
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portend
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to indicate beforhad that something is going to happen
syn: bode |
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raze
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to tear down
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recant
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to withdraw a statement or beliefe to which one has previously been committed
syn:repudiate, disavow ant: reaffirm, reassert |
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saturate
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to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity, to satisfy fully
syn:permeate |
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saturnine
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of a gloomy or surly disposition
syn:morose |
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slough
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to cast off, a mire, state of depression
syn:slog |
