Vocab 8A Flashcards
(20 cards)
allege
to assert without proof or confirmation
to assert without proof or confirmation
allege
thoroughgoing, out-and-about; shameless, blatant.
arrant
arrant
thoroughgoing, out-and-about; shameless, blatant.
badinage
light and playful conversation
light and playful conversation
badinage
conciliate
to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent.
to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent.
conciliate
countermand
to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first.
to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first.
countermand
echelon
one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a step like formation or arrangement.
one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a step like formation or arrangement.
echelon
exacerbate
to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful.
to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful.
exacerbate
fatuous
stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way.
stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way.
fatuous
irrefutable
impossible to disprove; beyond argument.
impossible to disprove; beyond argument.
irrefutable
juggernaut
a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path.
a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path.
juggernaut
