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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
Syn: Claim, contend Ant: prove, Deny |
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Arrant
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Adj: Thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
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; tp appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent
syn: Placate, mollify, propitiate ant: antagonize, alienate, estrange |
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Countermind
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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 in an organization or field of activityl an organized military unit, a steplike formation or arrangement
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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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 that crushes whatever is in its 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 by the leader alternating with res[onses from the congregation: any repetitive chant; a long list
Syn: rigmarole, catalog, megillah |
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Macabre
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Adj: grisly, guresome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
Syn: grotesque, grim, ghoulsih |
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Paucity
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N: an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth
Syn: lack Ant: abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge |
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Portend
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V: to indicate beforehand that somethign is aboute to happen; to give advance warning of
Syn: 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
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 previously been committed, renounce, retract
Syn: repudiate, disavow Ant: reaffirm, reassert |
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Saturate
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V: to soak thorougly, 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 sluggish in mood
Syn: Sullen, morose Ant: lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious |
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Slough
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V: to cast off, discard; to get rid of somethign objectional or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud; N: a mire; a state of depression
Syn: Shed, Slog Ant: take on, acquire, assume |
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fatuous
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Adj: stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
Syn: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous Ant: sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright |
