Unit 8 Level G Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
allege | v. to assert without proof or confirmation |
arrant | adj. shameless, blatant |
badinage | n. light and playful conversation |
conciliate | v. win over; to appease; to reconcile |
countermand | v. to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first |
echelon | n. an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement |
exacerbate | v. to make more violent, severe, or painful |
fatuous | adj. stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way |
irrefutable | adj. impossible to disprove |
juggernaut | n. a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
lackadaisical | adj. lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted |
litany | n. any repetitive chant, a long list |
macabre | adj, grisly gruesome; having death as a subject |
paucity | n. scarcity, dearth |
portend | v. to give advance warning of |
raze | v. to tear down, destroy completely |
recant | v. to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed |
saturate | v. to soak thoroughly; to satisfy fully |
saturnine | adj.cold or sluggish in mood |
slough | v. to cast off, discard; to plod through as if through mud |
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