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Vocab 8-9

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to assert without proof or confirmation allege
thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant arrant
light and playful conversation badinage
to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent conciliate
to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first countermand
one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement echelon
to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful exacerbate
foolish in a self-satisfied way fatuous
impossible to disprove; beyond argument irrefutable
a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path juggernaut
lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted lackadaisical
a prayer consisting of short appeals to god recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list litany
grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject macabre
an inadequate quantity; scarcity, dearth paucity
to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of portend
to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out raze
to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract recant
to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully saturate
of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood saturnine
to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud; a mire; a state of depression slough
a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval acclamation
characteristic of the countryside, rural; relating to sherpherds and cowherds, pastoral bucolic
to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously calumniate
extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow (to); reserved, diffident chary
secret agreement or cooperation collusion
a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way; superficial dilettante
not easily excited; emotionally steady imperturbable
an enlargement, increase, addition increment
an authoritative command, formal order, authorization; to issue such an order mandate
trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy paltry
a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion paroxysm
a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details pedantry
the act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country peregrination
fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura redoolent
shining, radiant, resplendent refulgent
a word, expression, or custom that distinguished a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism shibboleth
a beginner, novice; one with little or no background or skill tyro
to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will vacillate
harshly abusive, severely scolding vituperative
not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless unremitting
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