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Unit #8 Vocabulary (AP Language and Composition) Flashcards

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3763506782allege(v.) to assert without proof or confirmation. Synonyms: claim, contend, assert, accuse0
3763507702arrant(adj.) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant. Synonyms: egregious, unmitigated, complete, absolute1
3763507703badinage(n.) light and playful conversation. Synonyms: banter, persiflage, repartee2
3763508336conciliate(v.) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent. Synonyms: placate, mollify, propitiate, appease, pacify3
3763508337countermand(v.) to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first. Synonyms: recall, revoke, overrule, annul4
3763509478echelon(n.) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a step-like formation or arrangement. Synonyms: level, rank, position, order5
3763509479exacerbate(v.) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful. Synonyms: aggravate, intensify, worse, inflame, compound6
3763510154fatuous(adj.) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way. Synonyms: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous, idiotic, asinine7
3763510155irrefutable(adj.) impossible to disprove; beyond argument. Synonyms: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable, unquestionable, definitive8
3763511263juggernaut(n.) a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path. Synonyms:9
3763511827lackadaisical(adj.) lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted. Synonyms: listless, indolent, indifferent, lax, lethargic, apathetic10
3763511828litany(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. Synonyms: rigmarole, catalog, megillah, prayer, recital11
3763512413macabre(adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject. Synonyms: grotesque, grim, ghoulish, gory, morbid12
3763514514paucity(n.) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth. Synonyms: lack, sparseness, shortage13
3763514515portend(v.) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of. Synonyms: bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest, prophesy14
3763514516raze(v.) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out. Synonyms: pull down, demolish, shave off, flatten15
3763515433recant(v.) to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract. Synonyms: repudiate, disavow, deny, renounce16
3763515434saturate(v.) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully. Synonyms: permeate, drench, flood, imbue,17
3763516360saturnine(adj.) of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood. Synonyms: sullen, morose, melancholy, moody18
3763516361slough(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. Synonyms: shed, slog19

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