Unit #8 Vocabulary (AP Language and Composition) Flashcards

3763506782	allege	(v.) to assert without proof or confirmation. Synonyms: claim, contend, assert, accuse	0
3763507702	arrant	(adj.) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant. Synonyms: egregious, unmitigated, complete, absolute	1
3763507703	badinage	(n.) light and playful conversation. Synonyms: banter, persiflage, repartee	2
3763508336	conciliate	(v.) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent. Synonyms: placate, mollify, propitiate, appease, pacify	3
3763508337	countermand	(v.) to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first. Synonyms: recall, revoke, overrule, annul	4
3763509478	echelon	(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, order	5
3763509479	exacerbate	(v.) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful. Synonyms: aggravate, intensify, worse, inflame, compound	6
3763510154	fatuous	(adj.) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way. Synonyms: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous, idiotic, asinine	7
3763510155	irrefutable	(adj.) impossible to disprove; beyond argument. Synonyms: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable, unquestionable, definitive	8
3763511263	juggernaut	(n.) a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path. Synonyms:	9
3763511827	lackadaisical	(adj.) lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted. Synonyms: listless, indolent, indifferent, lax, lethargic, apathetic	10
3763511828	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. Synonyms: rigmarole, catalog, megillah, prayer, recital	11
3763512413	macabre	(adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject. Synonyms: grotesque, grim, ghoulish, gory, morbid	12
3763514514	paucity	(n.) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth. Synonyms: lack, sparseness, shortage	13
3763514515	portend	(v.) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of. Synonyms: bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest, prophesy	14
3763514516	raze	(v.) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out. Synonyms: pull down, demolish, shave off, flatten	15
3763515433	recant	(v.) to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract. Synonyms: repudiate, disavow, deny, renounce	16
3763515434	saturate	(v.) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully. Synonyms: permeate, drench, flood, imbue,	17
3763516360	saturnine	(adj.) of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood. Synonyms: sullen, morose, melancholy, moody	18
3763516361	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. Synonyms: shed, slog	19