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English Vocab Unit 8
Review of words and definitions
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English
10th Grade
03/26/2010

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Allege
Definition
to assert without proof/ confirmation
v
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Arrant
Definition
throughgoing, blatant, shameless
adj
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Badinage
Definition
light and playful convo
n
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Conciliate
Definition
to overcome the distrust of, win over
v
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Countermand
Definition
to cancel or reverse one order or command with another contrary to the first
v
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Echelon
Definition
level, rank
n
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Exacerbate
Definition
to make more violent, severe, bitter
v
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Fatuous
Definition
stupid or foolish
adj
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Irrefutable
Definition
impossible to disprove
adj
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Juggeranaut
Definition
a massive/ inescapable force that crushes anything in it's path
n
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Lackadaisical
Definition
lacking spirit or interest
adj
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Litany
Definition
a prayer consisting of short appeals to God, any repetitive chant
n
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Macabre
Definition
grisly, gruesome, horrible
adj
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Paucity
Definition
an inadequate quantity
n
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Portend
Definition
to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen
v
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Raze
Definition
to tear down
v
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Recant
Definition
to withdraw a statement or belief
v
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Saturate
Definition
to soak thoroughly
v
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Saturnine
Definition
of a gloomy or surly disposition, cold or sluggish in mood
adj
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Slough
Definition
to cast off, discard
v

a state of depression
n
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