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Unit 8 Synonyms
Level G Unit 8 synonyms
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11th Grade
10/12/2010
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allege
 Definition
claim, contend
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arrant
 Definition
egregious, unmitigated
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badinage
 Definition
banter, persiflage, repartee
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conciliate
 Definition
placate, mollify, propitiate
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countermand
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recall, revoke
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echelon
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level, rank
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exacerbate
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aggravate, intensify, worsen
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fatuous
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silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous
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irrefutable
 Definition
indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable
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lackadaisical
 Definition
listless, indolent, indifferent, lax
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litany
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rigmarole, catalog, megillah
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macabre
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grotesque, grim, ghoulish
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paucity
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lack
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portend
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bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest
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raze
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pull down, demolish, shave off
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recant
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repudiate, disavow
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saturate
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permeate, drench, flood, imbue
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saturnine
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sullen, morose
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slough
 Definition
shed, slog
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