Vocab 8

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allege
to assert without proof or confirmation
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arrant
throughgoing, out-and-out, shameless, blatant
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badinage
light and playful conversation
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conciliate
to reconcile or overcome the distrust of
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countermand
Refers one order or command with another that is contrary to the first. What the democratic and republican parties do to each other.
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echelon
one tier in an institution or hierarchy. one part of a pyramid
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exacerbate
to make things worse with a very negative connotation
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fatuous
foolish in a self satisfying way
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irrefutable
impossible to disprove
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juggernaut
juggernaut from cod. inescapeable object that destroys everything in it’s path
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lackadaisical
lacking spirit or intrest. you during soccer season
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litany
any repititive chant or a long list. long list of church saying “And with your spirit” and audience going “and thanks be to god”
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macabre
grisly, gruesome, having death as a subject
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paucity
an inadequate quantity, scarcity
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portend
to give advance warning of
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raze
raze this city to the ground
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recant
they wanted martin luther to recant what he said at the diet of worms
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saturate
to soak thouroughly
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saturnine
gloomy, cold and sluggish in mood
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slough
2 meanings. To discard or mud or a mire
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