Allege v to assert without proof or confirmation Syn claim contend Ant prove deny dredge up some false information Arrant adj thoroughgoing outandout shameless blatant Syn ID: 761187
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Allege (v) – to assert without proof or confirmation Syn: claim, contendAnt: prove, deny***dredge up some false information
Arrant (adj ) – thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatantSyn: egregious, unmitigated***apparent
Badinage (n) – light and playful conversation Syn: banter, persiflage, reparteeAnt: sermon***banter
Conciliate (v) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent Syn: placate, mollify, propitiateAnt: antagonize, alienate, estrange***accommodate
Countermand (v)- to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first Syn: recall, revokeAnt: reaffirm, reassert***counter the command I don’t care what he told you! I am ordering you to stop and return to base!
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, worsenAnt: alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate***aggravate
Fatuous (adj ) – stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied waySyn: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuousAnt: sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright*** doltish
Irrefutable (adj ) – impossible to disprove; beyond argumentSyn: indisputable, undeniableAnt: disputable, indefensible, untenable*** can’t be disputed
Juggernaut (n) – massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path ***“that bugger can’t be stopped!”
Lackadaisical (adj ) - lacking spirit or interest, halfheartedSyn: listless, indifferent, laxAnt: energetic, vigorous, wholehearted***lack energy, in a daze
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*** list
Macabre (adj ) – grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subjectSyn: grotesque, grim, ghoulish***massacre
Paucity (n) – an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth Syn: lackAnt: abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge***with poverty there’s a paucity of things
Portend (v) – to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; give advance warning of Syn: bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest***predict
Raze (v) – to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out Syn: pull down, demolish, shave offAnt: build, construct, raise, erect*** opposite of “raise”, razor shaves off hair
Recant (v) – to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract Syn: repudiate, disavowAnt: reaffirm, reassert***reverse I’m sorry! I take that back. I didn’t mean it.
Saturate (v) – to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully Syn: permeate, drench, flood, imbueAnt: drain***permeate
Saturnine (adj ) – of gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in moodSyn: sullen, moroseAnt: lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious***whine
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, slogAnt: take on, acquire, assume*** (v)take off , (n) in a huff