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Level G Unit 8

TermDefinition
Allege (v.) to assert without proof or confirmation
Arrant (adj.) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
Badinage (n.) light and playful conversation
Conciliate (v.) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistant
Countermand (v.) to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
Echelon (n.) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a step-like formation or arrangement
Exacerbate (v.) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
Fatuous (adj.) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
Irrefutable (adj.) impossible to disprove; beyond argument
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.) a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list
Macabre (adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
Paucity (n.) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth
Portend (v.) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
Raze (v.) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out
Recant (v.) to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract
Saturate (v.) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully
Saturnine (adj.) of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
Slough (v.) to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud; (n.) a mire, a state of depression
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