Untitled Flashcards Set

Allege

to say something is true without proof.

Arrant

complete; very bad.

Badinage

playful, light conversation.

Conciliate

to gain someone's trust and liking; to make peace.

Countermand

to cancel an order.

Echelon

a level in an organization.

Exacerbate

to make something worse.

Fatuous

silly and pointless.

Irrefutable

impossible to deny or disprove.

Juggernaut

a powerful force that cannot be stopped.

Lackadaisical

without much enthusiasm or effort.

Litany

a repetitive series of requests or a long list.

Macabre

disturbing because of involvement with death and injury.

Paucity

a small amount; scarcity.

Portend

to be a sign that something is likely to happen.

Raze

to completely destroy a building or area.

Recant

to take back something you said.

Saturate

to fill completely.

Saturnine

gloomy and unfriendly.

Slough

to get rid of something unwanted.