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chapter 8
level g
20
English
12th Grade
08/28/2008

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Allege
Definition
to assert without proof or confirmation; claim contend
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arrant
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thourghgoing, out and out sameless blatant egregious unmitigated
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badinage
Definition
light and playful conversation banter persifilage repartee
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conciliate
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to over come the distrust win over, appease, pacify, to reconcile make consistant; placate mollift propitiate
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countermand
Definition
to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that in contrary to the first recall revoke
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echelon
Definition
one of a series or grades in an orginazation or field of activity; an organized military unit, a step like formation or arrangment level rank
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exacerbate
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to make more violent severe bitter or painful aggravate intesify worsen
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fatuous
Definition
stupid or foolish in a self satisfied way silly vapid inane doltish vacuous
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irrefutable
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impossible to disprove beyond argument indisputable incontrivertable undeniable
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juggernaut
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a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
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lackadaisical
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lacing spirit or interest, halfhearted listless indolent indifferent lax
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litany
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a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with resposes fron the congragation any repetetive chant a long list rigmoral catalog megillah
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macabre
Definition
grisly gruesome horrible distressing haveing death as a subject grotesque grim ghoulish
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paucity
Definition
an inadequate quantity scarcity dearth lack
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portend
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to indicate beforhand that something is going to happen to give advance warning of bode fortell foreshadow suggest
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raze
Definition
to tear down destroy completely to cut or scrape off or out pull down demolish shave down
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recant
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to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed renounce retract repudiate disavow
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saturate
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to soak thourghly fill to capacity to satisfy fully permeate drench flood imbue
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saturnine
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of a gloomy or surly disposition cold or sluggish in mood sullen morose
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slough
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to cast off discard to get rid of something objectionable or unnesecary to plod through as if mud a mire a state of depression shed slog
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