unit 7,8,9 test

allay

v. to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve. syn: reduce, alleviate, moderate. ant: aggravate, exacerbate, intensity

counterpart

n. a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement. syn: match

demur

v. to object or take exception to; n. an objection. syn: v. protest, object to. ant: v. assent to, consent to, accept, agree to

garish

adj. glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way. syn: gaudy, flashy, tawdry. ant: subdued, muted, understated, quiet

jettison

v. to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome. syn: cast off, discard, dumb, junk. ant: conserve, retain, hold on to, keep

allege

v. to assent without proof or confirmation. syn: content. ant: prove

echelon

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

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. syn: catalog, megillah

juggernaut

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

recant

v. to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has been previously committed, renounce, retract. syn: repudiate, disavow. ant: reassert

collusion

n. secret agreement or cooperation. syn: conspiracy, plot, connivance

increment

n. an enlargement, increase, addition. syn: accretion. ant: reduction, decrease

redolent

adj. fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura. syn: evocative, reminiscent, aromatic. ant: unevocative, odorless

vacillate

v. to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will. syn: fluctuate, oscillate. ant: perservere

unremitting

adj. not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless. syn: incessant, unrelenting. ant: desultory, intermittent