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13052424167Allege(v.) to assert without proof or confirmation Synonmys: Contend Antonyms: prove0
13052430928Arrant(adj.) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant Synonmys: egregiou, unmitigated1
13052450009Badinage(n) light and playful conversation Synonmys: banter, persiflage, repartee Antonyms: sermon2
13052456906conciliate(v) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify, to reconcile, make consistent Synonmys: mollify, propitate Antonyms: antagonize, alienate, estrange3
13052467056Countermand(v) to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first Synonmys: recall, revoke Antonyms:reaffirm, reassert4
13052475942Echelon(n) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement Synonmys: rank5
13052670145Exacerbate(v) to make more violent, sever, bitter, or painful Synonmys: intensify, worsen Antonyms:alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate6
13052688058Fatuous(adj) stupid or foolish in a self satisfied way Synonmys: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous Antonyms:intelligent, perecptive, bright7
13052698287Irrefutable(adj) impossible to disprove; beyond argument Synonmys: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable Antonyms:disputable, indefensible, untenable8
13052706154Juggernaut(n) a massive and inescapable force or object that chrushes whatever is in its path9
13052715507Lackadaisical(adj) lacking spirit or interest; halfhearted Synonmys: indolent, indifferent, lax Antonyms: energetic, vigorous, wholehearted10
13052725881Litany(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, megillah11
13052730065macabre(adj) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject Synonmys: grim, ghoulish12
13052738695paucity(n) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth Synonmys: lack Antonyms: glut, plentitude, deluge13
13052750008portend(v.) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of Synonmys: bode, foretell, suggest14
13052753141raze(v.) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out Synonmys: pull down, demolish, shave off Antonyms: build, construct, raise, erect15
13052759057Recant(v) to withdraw a statement of belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract Synonmys: repudiate, disavow Antonyms:reassert16
13052767999saturate(v.) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully Synonmys: drench, flood, imbue Antonym: drain17
13052774567Saturnine(adj.) of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood Synonmys: morose Antonyms: cheerful, vivacious18
13052781291Slough(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, assume19

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