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english-vocab-260130

TermDefinition
Allege To assert without proof or confirmation. Synonyms claim contend charge accuse
Arrant Blatant. Out and out; shameless, Thoroughgoing. Synonyms: egregious, unmitigated, complete, absolute
Badinage Light and playful conversation. Synonyms: banter Persiflage, repartee, teasing
Conciliate To overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent. Synonyms: placate, mollify, propitiate
Countermand To cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first. Synonyms: recall, revoke
Echelon One of the series of grades in an organization or field of activity; a step like formation or arrangement. Synonyms: level, rank, stratum, degree
Exacerbate To make more violent, severe, bitter or painful. Synonyms: aggravate, intensity, worsen
Fatuous Stupid or foolish in a self satisfied way. Synonyms: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous
Irrefutable Impossible to disprove; beyond argument. Synonyms: Indisputable, Incontrovertible, Undeniable
Juggernaut A massive and inescapable force that crushes whatever is in its path. Synonyms: None
Lackadaisical Lacking spirit or interest; half-hearted. Synonyms: Listless Indolent indifferent
Litany A prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responding from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list. Synonyms: rigmarole, catalog, Magilla
Macabre Grizzly, gruesome; horrible, distressing having death as a subject. Synonyms: Grotesque, grim, ghoulish
Paucity An inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth. Synonyms: lack, insufficiency, deficiency, scarce
Portend To indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning. Synonyms: bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest
Raze To tear down destroy completely, to cut, scrape off or out. Synonyms: pull down, demolish, shave off
Recant To withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract. Synonyms: repudiate, disavow
Saturate To soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully. Synonyms: permeate, drench, flood, imbue
Saturnine Of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood. Synonyms: sullen, morose
Slough To cast off, discard; to get rid of something unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud. A mire; a state of depression. Synonyms: shed, slog
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