vocab level g unit 8

mr. bucher - bishop watterson

allege

(v.) to assert without proof or confirmation

arrant

(adj.) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant

badinage

(n.) light and playful conversation

conciliate

(v.) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent

countermand

(v.) to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first

echelon

(n.) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement

exacerbate

(v.) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful

fatuous

(adj.) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way

irrefutable

(adj.) impossible to disprove; beyond argument

juggernaut

(n.) a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path

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

lackadaisical

(adj.) lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted

macabre

(adj.) grisly, gruesome, horrible, distressing; having death as a subject

paucity

(n.) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth

portend

(v.) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of

raze

(v.) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off of or out

recant

(v.) to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract

saturate

(v.) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully

saturnine

(adj.) of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood

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

allege synonyms

s: contend

allege antonyms

a: prove

arrant synonyms

s: egregious, unmitigated

badinage synonyms

s: banter, persiflage, repartee

badinage antonyms

a: sermon

conciliate synonyms

s: mollify, propitiate

conciliate antonyms

a: antagonize, alienate, estrange

countermand synonyms

s: recall, revoke

countermand antonyms

a: reaffirm, reassert

echelon synonyms

s: rank

exacerbate synonyms

s: intensify, worsen

exacerbate antonyms

a: alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate

fatuous synonyms

s: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous

fatuous antonyms

a: intelligent, perceptive, bright

irrefutable synonyms

s: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable

irrefutable antonyms

a: disputable, indefensible, untenable

lackadaisical synonyms

s: indolent, indifferent, lax

lackadaisical antonyms

a: energetic, vigorous, wholehearted

litany synonyms

s: catalog, megillah

macabre synonyms

s: grim, ghoulish

paucity synonyms

s: lack

paucity antonyms

a: glut, plenitude, deluge

portend synonyms

s: bode, foretell, suggest

raze synonyms

s: pull down, demolish, shave off

raze antonyms

a: build, construct, raise, erect

recant synonyms

s: repudiate, disavow

recant antonyms

a: reassert

saturate synonyms

s: drench, flood, imbue

saturate antonyms

a: drain

saturnine synonyms

s: morose

saturnine antonyms

a: cheerful, vivacious

slough synonyms

s: sled, slog

slough antonyms

a: take on, acquire, assume