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22 Cards in this Set
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n: one of a series of levels or grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement
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echelon
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adj: that cannot be disapproved; beyond argument
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irrefutable
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n: light and playful conversation
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badinage
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v: to assert without proof or confirmation
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allege
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adj: stupid or foolish in a self- satisfied way
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fatuous
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adj: lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted
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lackadaisical
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n: a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
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juggernaut
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v: to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
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exacerbate
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v: to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent
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conciliate
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adj: thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
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arrant
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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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countermand
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adj: of gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
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saturnine
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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
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adj: grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
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macabre
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adj: pertaining to the essence or substance of something; existing in its own right; real, not apparent; solid; of major importance
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substantive
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v: to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract
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recant
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n: an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth
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paucity
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v: to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out
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raze
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v: to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
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portend
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n: a mixture, medley
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melange
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v: to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully
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saturate
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v: to cast off. discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through or as if through mud; n: a mire; a state of depression
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slough
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