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5999382327Allegeverb 1. to assert without proof or confirmation0
5999382328Arrantadjective 1. thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant1
5999382329Badinagenoun 1. light and playful conversation2
5999382330Conciliateverb 1. to overcome the distrust of, win over 2. to appease, pacify 3. to reconcile, make consistent3
5999384254Countermandverb 1. to cancel or reverse an order 2. to command another order that is contrary to the first4
5999386048Echelonnoun 1. one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity 2. a steplike formation or arrangement5
5999386049Exacerbateverb 1. to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful6
5999386050Fatuousadjective 1. stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way7
5999387915Irrefutableadjective 1. impossible to disprove 2. beyond argument8
5999387916Juggernautnoun 1. a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path9
5999387917Lackadaisicaladjective 1. lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted10
5999389484Litanynoun 1. a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader, alternating with response from the congregation 2. any repetitive chant 3. a long list11
5999389485Macabreadjective 1. grisly, gruesome 2. horrible, distressing 3. having death as a subject12
5999390840Paucitynoun 1. an inadequate quantity 2. scarcity, lack13
5999390841Portendverb 1. to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen 2. to give advance warning of14
5999390842Razeverb 1. to tear down, destroy completely 2. to cut or scrape off or out15
5999390870Recantverb 1. to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed 2. to renounce, retract16
5999392346Saturateverb 1. to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity 2. to satisfy fully17
5999392347Saturnineadjective 1. of a gloomy or surly disposition 2. cold or sluggish in mood18
5999392348Sloughverb 1. to cast off, discard 2. to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary 3. to plod through as if through mud noun 1. a mire 2. a state of depression19

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