AP Lang Vocabulary VIII

allege

(v) to assert without proof or confirmation

arrant

(adj) thoroughgoing: shameless, blatant

badinage

(n) light and playful conversation

concilliate

(v) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to reconcile

countermand

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

echelon

(n) one of a series or grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit, rank, level

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

Juggernaut

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

Lackadaisical

(adj) lacking spirit or interest; halfhearted

Litany

(n) long list; a repetitive chant

macabre

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

paucity

(n) an inadequate quantity, scarcity

portend

(v) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advanced warning

raze

(v) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off 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 mood

Slough

(v) to cast off, discard; to plod through as if in mud