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Vocab 8-11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval | askance |
| to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value | attenuate |
| gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant | benign |
| to find fault in a petty way, carp; a trivial objection or criticism | cavil |
| one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack | charlatan |
| to kill or destroy a large part of | decimate |
| a weak point, failing, minor flaw | foible |
| to do without, abstain from, give up | forgo |
| full of or loaded with; accompanied by | fraught |
| to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure | inure |
| emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating | luminous |
| marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons | obsequious |
| blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180; not causing a sharp impression | obtuse |
| to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver | oscillate |
| regretful for one's sins or mistakes; one who is sorry for wrongdoing | penitent |
| having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute | peremptory |
| to snub; to repel, drive away; a curt rejection, a check | rebuff |
| to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection | reconnoiter |
| a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess | shambles |
| ocurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order | sporadic |
| to repeal, cancel, declare null and void | abrogate |
| completely surrounding, encompassing | ambient |
| roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness | asperity |
| to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; gloss, brightness, luster | burnish |
| a small group working in secret | cabal |
| delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; an appealing or appetizing food or dish | delectable |
| to express mild disapproval; to belittle | deprecate |
| loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction | detritus |
| overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling | ebullient |
| drawn from different sources; one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources | eclectic |
| limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness | flaccid |
| having little or no money | impecunious |
| inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding | inexorable |
| dying, on the way out | moribund |
| one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard | necromancer |
| burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty | onerous |
| common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete | rife |
| the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything | rudiments |
| to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custory | sequester |
| to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan | winnow |
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i.lundin