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allege
(v.) to assert without proof or confirmation
(SYN: claim, contend)
(ANT: prove,deny)
arrant
(adj.) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
(SYN: egregious, unmitigated)
badinage
(n.) light and playful conversation
(SYN: banter, persiflage, repartee)
(ANT: sermon)
conciliate
(v.) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent
syn: placate, mollify, propitiate
ant: antagonize, alienate, estrange
countermand
(v.) to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
syn: recall, revoke
ant: reaffirm, reassert
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: level, rank
exacerbate
(v.) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
(SYN: aggravate, intensify, worsen)
(ANT: alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate)
fatuous
(adj.) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
(SYN: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous)
(ANT: sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright)
irrefutable
(adj.) impossible to disprove; beyond argument
(SYN: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable)
(ANT: disputable, indefensible, untenable)
Juggernaut
(n.) a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
lackadaisical
(adj.) lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted
(syn.) listless, indolent, indifferent, lax
(ant.) energetic, vigorous, wholehearted
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: rigmarole, catalog, megillah
macabre
(adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
syn: grotesque, grim, ghoulish
paucity
(n.) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth
(syn.) lack
(ant.) abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge
portend
(v.) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
syn: bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest
raze
(v.) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out
syn: pull down, demolish, shave off
ant: build, construct, raise, erect
recant
(v.) to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract
syn: repudiate, disavow
ant: reaffirm, reassert
saturate
(v.) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully
(SYN: permeate, drench, flood, imbue)
(ANT: drain)
saturnine
(adj.) of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
syn: sullen, morose
ant: lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious
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
syn: shed, slog
ant: take on, acquire, assume