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20 Cards in this Set
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Allege |
Verb, assert without proof |
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Arrant |
Adj, shameless, blatant |
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Badinage |
Noun, playful conversation |
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Conciliate |
Verb, to win over, to appease or pacify |
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Countermand |
Verb, to cancel or reverse order |
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Echelon |
Noun, an organized military unit, rank/ series of grades in an organization |
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Exacerbate |
Verb, to make more violent, worsen |
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Fatuous |
Adj, stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way |
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Irrefutable |
Adj, impossible to disprove |
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Juggernaut |
Noun, massive and inescapable force |
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Lackadaisical |
Adj, lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted |
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Litany |
Noun, a prayer, a repetitive chant, long list |
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Macabre |
Adj, gruesome, horrible, distressing |
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Paucity |
Noun, inadequate quantity |
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Portend |
Verb, indicate beforehand, foretell |
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Raze |
Verb, to tear down, destroy completely |
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Recant |
Verb, to withdraw a statement or belief, retract |
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Saturate |
Verb, to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity |
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Saturine |
Adj, gloomy or surly disposition, cold or sluggish mood. |
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Slough |
Verb, to cast off, discard, to get rid off |
