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20 Cards in this Set
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allege
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(v.) to assert without proof or confirmation
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s: claim, contend
a: prove, deny |
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arrant
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(adj.) out-and-out, shameless, blatant
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s: egregious, unmitigated
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badinage
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(n.) light and playful conversation
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s: banter, persiflage, repartee
a: sermon |
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concilliate
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(v.) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent
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s: placate, mollify, propitiate
a: 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
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s: recall, revoke
a: reaffirm, reassert |
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echelon
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(n.) 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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s: level, rank
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fatuous
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(adj.) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
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s: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous
a: sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright |
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irrefutable
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(adj.) impossible to disprove; beyond arguement
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s: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable
a: disputable, indefensible, untenable |
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juggernaut
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(n.) a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
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lackadaisical
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(adj.) lacking spirit or interest; halfhearted
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s: listless, indolent, indifferent, lax
a: energetic, vigorous, wholehearted |
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litany
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(n.) 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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litany s: rigmarole, catalog, megillah
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macabre
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(adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
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macabre s: grotesque, grim, ghoulish
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paucity
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(n.) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth
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s: lack
a: abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge |
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portend
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(v.) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
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s: bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest
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raze
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(v.) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out
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s: pull down, demolish, shave off
a: build, construct, raise, erect recant |
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recant
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(v.) to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract
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s: repudiate, disavow
a: reaffirm, reassert |
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saturate
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(v.) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully
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s: permeate, drench, flood, imbue
a: drain |
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saturnine
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(adj.) of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
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s: sullen, morose
a: lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious |
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slough
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(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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s: shed, slog
a: take on, acquire, assume |
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exacerbate
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(v.) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
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s: aggravate, intensify, worsen
a: alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate |
