Chapter 8 Flashcards by Cameron Holian | Brainscape

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Arrant

A

Used as an intensifier

Means total

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Allege

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To make accusation without evidence

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Badinage

A

Light and playful conversation

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Conciliate

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To make peace

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Countermand

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Counter order

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Echelon

Noun

A

Usually associated with class or rank

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Exacerbate

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To make worse

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Fatuous

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Stupid or foolish

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Irrefutable

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Unable to be proven wrong

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Juggernaut

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Unstoppable force

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Lackadaisical

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Lacking spirit or interest

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Litany

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A list of something

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Macabre

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strange/bizzare

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Paucity

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Scarcity

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Portend

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To signify something is about to happen

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Raze

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To destroy

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Recant

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To take back an original statement

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Saturate

A

To soak thoroughly

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Saturnine

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Gloomy

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Slough

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To get rid of something