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Unit 8 Level G
| 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 |