Level G, Unit 8 Vocabulary Synonyms and Antonyms
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 allege | s: claim, contend a: prove, deny |
| arrant | s: egregious, unmitigated |
| badinage | s: banter, persiflage, repartee a: sermon |
| conciliate | s: placate, mollify, propitiate a: antagonize, alienate, estrange |
| countermand | s: recall, revoke a: reaffirm, reassert |
| echelon | s: level, rank |
| exacerbate | s: aggravate, intensify, worsen a: alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate |
| fatuous | s: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous a: sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright |
| irrefutable | s: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable a: disputable, indefensible, untenable |
| lackadaisical | s: listless, indolent, indifferent, lax a: energetic, vigorous, wholehearted |
| litany | s: rigmarole, catalog, megillah |
| macabre | s: grotesque, grim, ghoulish |
| paucity | s: lack a: abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge |
| portend | s: bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest |
| raze | s: pull-down, demolish, shave off a: build, construct, raise, erect |
| recant | s: repudiate, disavow a: reaffirm, reassert |
| saturate | s: permeate, drench, flood, imbue a: drain |
| saturnine | s: sullen, morose a: lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious |
| slough | s: shed, slog a: take on, acquire, assume |
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