Level G Unit 8 Definitions

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allege
(v.) to assert without proof or confirmation
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arrant
(adj.) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
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badinage
(n.) light and playful conversation
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concilliate
(v.) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent
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countermand
(v.) to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
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echelon
(n.) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement
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exacerbate
(v.) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
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fatuous
(adj.) stupid or foolish in a self
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irrefutable
(adj.) impossible to disprove; beyond arguement
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juggernaut
(n.) a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
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lackadaisical
(adj.) lacking spirit or interest; halfhearted
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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
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macabre
(adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
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paucity
(n.) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth
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portend
(v.) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
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raze
(v.) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out
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recant
(v.) to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract
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saturate
(v.) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully
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saturnine
(adj.) of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
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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
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