English 3 AP - list 7

14387250	allay	to calm of pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve
14387251	bestial	beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
14387252	calumniate	to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously
14387253	chary	extremely cautious, hesitant or slow (to); reserved, diffident
14387254	countermand	to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
14387255	echelon	one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a step-like formation or arrangement
14387256	effrontery	shameless boldness, impudence
14387257	embellish	to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details
14387258	illusory	misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality
14387259	indigent	needy, impoverished
14387260	lackadaisical	lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted
14387261	litany	a prayer consisting of short appeals to god recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list
14387262	mandate	an authoritative command, formal order, authorization; to issue such an order
14387263	picayune	of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded
14387264	raiment	clothing, garments
14387265	recant	to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract
14387266	refulgent	shining, radiant, resplendent
14387267	saturnine	of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
14387268	shibboleth	a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism
14387269	unremitting	not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless