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22 Cards in this Set
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Echelon
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(n) one of a series of levels or grades in an organization or field of activity
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Irrefutable
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(adj) that cannot be disproved; beyond argument
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Badinage
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(n) light and playful conversation
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Allege
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(v) to assert without proof or confirmation
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Fatuous
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(adj) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
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Lackadaisical
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(adj) lacking spirit or interest
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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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Exacerbate
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(v) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
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Conciliate
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(v) to overcome the distrust of, win over, to appease, pacify; to reconcile
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Arrant
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(adj) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
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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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Saturnine
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(adj) of gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
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Litany
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(n) a prayer consisting of short appeals, a list, any repetitive chant
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Macabre
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(adj) grisly, gruesome, horrible, distressing, having death as a subject
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Substantive
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(adj) pertaining to the essence or substance of something, existing in its own right
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Recant
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(v) to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed
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Paucity
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(n) scarcity, dearth
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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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Portend
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(v) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
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Melange
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(n) a mixture, medley
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Saturate
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(v) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity
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Slough
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(v) to cast off, discard
(n) a mire; a state of depression |
