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Sadlier G: Unit 8
Vocabulary Pracitce
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allege | to assert without proof or confirmation |
| arrant | shameless, blatant |
| badinage | light and playful conversation |
| conciliate | to overcome the distrust of; win over |
| countermandd | to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first |
| echelon | one of a series of grades in and organization; and organized military unit |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, severe |
| fatuous | foolish in a self-satisfied way |
| irrefutable | impossible to disprove; beyond arguement |
| juggernaut | a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| lackadaisical | lacking spirit or interest |
| litany | a prayer consisting of short appeals to God; a long list |
| macabre | grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing |
| paucity | an inadequate quantity |
| portend | to give advance warning of |
| raze | to tear down, destroy completely |
| recant | to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed |
| saturate | to soak thoroughly |
| saturnine | of a gloomy or surly disposition |
| slough | to cast off, discard; to get rid of |