Untitled Flashcards Set

  1. Allege: to say something is true without proof.

  2. Arrant: complete; very bad.

  3. Badinage: playful, light conversation.

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

  5. Countermand: to cancel an order.

  6. Echelon: a level in an organization.

  7. Exacerbate: to make something worse.

  8. Fatuous: silly and pointless.

  9. Irrefutable: impossible to deny or disprove.

  10. Juggernaut: a powerful force that cannot be stopped.

  11. Lackadaisical: without much enthusiasm or effort.

  12. Litany: a repetitive series of requests or a long list.

  13. Macabre: disturbing because of involvement with death and injury.

  14. Paucity: a small amount; scarcity.

  15. Portend: to be a sign that something is likely to happen.

  16. Raze: to completely destroy a building or area.

  17. Recant: to take back something you said.

  18. Saturate: to fill completely.

  19. Saturnine: gloomy and unfriendly.

  20. Slough: to get rid of something unwanted.