Unit 8 Vocabulary Ap Language Flashcards

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