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22 Cards in this Set
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'echelon
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one of a series of levels or grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement (n.)
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irre'futable
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that cannot be disproved; beyond argument (adj.)
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badi'nage
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light and plyaful conversation (n.)
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a'llege
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to assert without proof or confirmation (v.)
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'fatuous
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stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way (adj.)
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lacka'daisical
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lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted (adj.)
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'juggernaut
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a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path (n.)
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exa'cerbate
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to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful (v.)
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con'ciliate
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to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent (v.)
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'arrant
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thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant (adj.)
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'countermand
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to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first (v.)
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'saturnine
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of gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood (adj.)
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'litany
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a prayer consistign of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list (n.)
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ma'cabre
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grisly, gruesome; bhorrible, distressing; having death as a subject (adj.)
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'substantive
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pertaining to the essence or substance of something; existing in its own right; real, not apparent; solid; of major importance (adj.)
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re'cant
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to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously bee committed, renounce, retract (v.)
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'paucity
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an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth (n.)
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raze
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to tear down,d estroy completely; tocut or scrape off or out (v.)
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por'tend
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to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of (v.)
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me'lange
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a mixture, medley (n.)
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'saturate
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to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully (v.)
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slough
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to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessar; to plod through or as if through mud; (v.) a mire; a state of depression (n.)
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