Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level G - Unit 8
About this set
Created by:
TonyO25 on December 23, 2010
Subjects:
Description:
Unit 8 Vocabulary
Classes:
Veritas Mcdonough Campus, AP Lang. & Comp., Biological Biology, MacPherson 2011-2012 Level G
Log in to favorite or report as inappropriate.
Order by
20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 allege | to assert without proof or confirmation |
| arrant | thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant |
| badinage | light and playful conversation |
| conciliate | to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent |
| countermand | to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first |
| echelon | one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful |
| fatuous | stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way |
| irrefutable | impossible to disprove; beyond argument |
| juggernaut | a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| lackadaisical | lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted |
| litany | a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list |
| macabre | grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject |
| paucity | an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth |
| portend | to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of |
| raze | to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out |
| recant | to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract |
| saturate | to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully |
| saturnine | of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood |
| slough | to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud; a mire; a state of depression |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.
Set Champions
Scatter Champion
11.7 secs by trollallday
Space Race Champion
154,540 points by wolframshades
Speller Champion
100% correct by christinacarmody
Completed “Learn” mode
mmirabella , 3Cterp13 , cuberbanh , xXZanXx , cefilan , dancer15garcia , jacquiwalsh , pablo436954 , hatingvocab123 , mitchx44 , will-hodge , gracepollard , sofiapadilla96 , melindas , Em128 (See all 62)