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Sadlier-Oxford Vocab G level
unit 9
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English
11th Grade
12/22/2005
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allege
 Definition
to assert without proof
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arrant
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shameless
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badinage
 Definition
light and playful conversation
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conciliate
 Definition
to reconcile
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countermand
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to cancel or reverse one order or command
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echelon
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level, rank
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exacerbate
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aggravate, worsen
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fatuous
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stupid or foolish in a self satisfied way
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irrefutable
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indisputable
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juggernaut
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a massive and inescapable force
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lackadaisical
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halfhearted
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litany
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any repetative chain; a long list
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macabre
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having death as a subject, grotesque
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paucity
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lack
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portend
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foretell, foreshadow
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raze
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destroy completely, demolish
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recant
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to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has recently been committed, renounce, disavow
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saturate
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to soak throughly
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saturnine
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a gloomy or surly disposition
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slough
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to get rid of something objectionable, shed
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