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