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Unit 8
Vocab Book
20
Literature
12th Grade
11/19/2009
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Allege
 Definition
To assert without proof or confirmation
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Arrant
 Definition
Shameless
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Badinage
 Definition
Light and playful conversation
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Conciliate
 Definition
To appease or reconcile
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Countermand
 Definition
Revoke or recall
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echelon
 Definition
Level or rank
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exacerbate
 Definition
to make more violent
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Fatuous
 Definition
Stupid or foolish
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Irrefutable
 Definition
Impossible to disprove
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Juggernaut
 Definition
Massive or indestructable
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Lackadaisical
 Definition
Lazy
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Litany
 Definition
A short prayer to god
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Macabre
 Definition
Gruesome or horrible
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Paucity
 Definition
Scarcity
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Portend
 Definition
To give an andvaced warning
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Raze
 Definition
To completely destroy
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Recant
 Definition
To withdraw a statement or belief
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Saturate
 Definition
To soak
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Saturnine
 Definition
Cold or sluggish in mood
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Slough
 Definition
To cast off or discard
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