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Unit 8 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allege | assert without proof or confirmation (declare/prove) |
| arrant | blatant, out-and-out (utter/doubtful) |
| badinage | light and playful convo. (joking/serious) |
| conciliate | overcome distrust of; win over; make consistent (pacify/antagonize) |
| countermand | cancel/reverse an order or command with another that is contrary to the first (recall/reassert) |
| echelon | one of a series of grades in an organization/field of activity; organized military unit (rank/unemployment) |
| exacerbate | make more violent, bitter or painful (worsen, alleviate) |
| fatuous | stupid/foolish in a self-satisfied way (silly/intelligent) |
| irrefutable | impossible to disprove (undeniable/disputable) |
| juggernaut | massive and inescapable force or object crushing whatever is in its path |
| lackadaisical | lacking spirit or interest; halfhearted (lax/energetic) |
| litany | prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader w/ responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant (prayer) |
| macabre | gruesome, horrible, distressing; having death as a subject (ghoulish/delightful) |
| paucity | inadequate quantity, scarcity (lack/plenitude) |
| portend | give advance warning of (foretell/quiet) |
| raze | tear down, destroy completely (demolish/build) |
| recant | withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed (disavow/reassert) |
| saturate | soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; satisfy fully (drench/drain) |
| saturnine | gloomy disposition; cold or sluggish in mood (grumpy/cheerful) |
| slough | cast off, discard; get rid of something questionable or unnecessary (shed/acquire) |
| slough (n.) | a state of depression |