Vocab unit 8 Flashcards
1
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allege
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(v.) to assert without proof or confirmation
2
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arrant
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(adj.) thoroughgoing, out-and-out, shameless, blatant
3
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badinage
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(n.) light and playful conversation
4
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conciliate
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(v.) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consent
5
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countermand
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(v.) to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
6
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echelon
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(n.) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement
7
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exacerbate
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(v.) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
8
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fatuous
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(adj.) stupid, foolish in a self-satisfied way
9
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irrefutable
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(adj.) impossible to disapprove; beyond argument
