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Sadlier Vocabulary
Level G Unit 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| allege | (v.) to assert without proof or confirmation (syn.) claim, contend (ant.) prove, deny |
| arrant | (adj.) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant (syn.) egregious, unmitigated |
| badinage | (n.) light and playful conversation (syn.) banter, persiflage, repartee (ant.) sermon |
| conciliate | (v.) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent (syn.) placate, mollify, propitiate (ant.) antagonize, alienate, estrange |
| countermand | (v.) to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first (syn.) recall, revoke (ant.) reaffirm, reassert |
| 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 (syn.) level, rank |
| fatuous | (adj.) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way (syn.) silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous (ant.) sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright |
| irrefutable | (adj.) impossible to disprove; beyond argument (syn.) indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable (ant.) disputable, indefensible, untenable |
| juggernaut | (n.) a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| lackadaisical | (adj.) lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted (syn.) listless, indolent, indifferent, lax (ant.) energetic, vigorous, wholehearted |
| 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 (syn.) rigmarole, catalog, megillah |
| macabre | (adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject (syn.) grotesque, grim, ghoulish |
| paucity | (n.) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth (syn.) lack (ant.) abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge |
| portend | (v.) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of (syn.) bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest |
| raze | (v.) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out (syn.) pull down, demolish, shave off (ant.) build, construct, raise, erect |
| recant | (v.) to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract (syn.) repudiate, disavow (ant.) reaffirm, reassert |
| saturate | (v.) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully (syn.) permeate, drench, flood, imbue (ant.) drain |
| saturnine | (adj.) of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood (syn.) sullen, morose (ant.) lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious |
| 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 (syn.) shed, slog (ant.) take on, acquire, assume |
| exacerbate | (v.) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful (syn.) aggravate, intensify, worsen (ant.) alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate |
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