13052424167 | Allege | (v.) to assert without proof or confirmation Synonmys: Contend Antonyms: prove | 0 | |
13052430928 | Arrant | (adj.) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant Synonmys: egregiou, unmitigated | 1 | |
13052450009 | Badinage | (n) light and playful conversation Synonmys: banter, persiflage, repartee Antonyms: sermon | 2 | |
13052456906 | conciliate | (v) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify, to reconcile, make consistent Synonmys: mollify, propitate Antonyms: antagonize, alienate, estrange | 3 | |
13052467056 | Countermand | (v) to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first Synonmys: recall, revoke Antonyms:reaffirm, reassert | 4 | |
13052475942 | Echelon | (n) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement Synonmys: rank | 5 | |
13052670145 | Exacerbate | (v) to make more violent, sever, bitter, or painful Synonmys: intensify, worsen Antonyms:alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate | 6 | |
13052688058 | Fatuous | (adj) stupid or foolish in a self satisfied way Synonmys: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous Antonyms:intelligent, perecptive, bright | 7 | |
13052698287 | Irrefutable | (adj) impossible to disprove; beyond argument Synonmys: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable Antonyms:disputable, indefensible, untenable | 8 | |
13052706154 | Juggernaut | (n) a massive and inescapable force or object that chrushes whatever is in its path | 9 | |
13052715507 | Lackadaisical | (adj) lacking spirit or interest; halfhearted Synonmys: indolent, indifferent, lax Antonyms: energetic, vigorous, wholehearted | 10 | |
13052725881 | 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 Synonmys: catalog, megillah | 11 | |
13052730065 | macabre | (adj) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject Synonmys: grim, ghoulish | 12 | |
13052738695 | paucity | (n) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth Synonmys: lack Antonyms: glut, plentitude, deluge | 13 | |
13052750008 | portend | (v.) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of Synonmys: bode, foretell, suggest | 14 | |
13052753141 | raze | (v.) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out Synonmys: pull down, demolish, shave off Antonyms: build, construct, raise, erect | 15 | |
13052759057 | Recant | (v) to withdraw a statement of belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract Synonmys: repudiate, disavow Antonyms:reassert | 16 | |
13052767999 | saturate | (v.) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully Synonmys: drench, flood, imbue Antonym: drain | 17 | |
13052774567 | Saturnine | (adj.) of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood Synonmys: morose Antonyms: cheerful, vivacious | 18 | |
13052781291 | 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 Synonmys: (v) shed, slog Antonyms: (v) take on, acquire, assume | 19 |
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