Vocab Unit 8

v. to assert without proof or confirmation

syn: claim, contend

ant: prove, deny

adj. thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant

syn: egregious, unmitigated

n. light and playful conversation

syn: banter, persiflage, repartee

ant: sermon

v. to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consitent

syn: placate, mollify, propitiate

ant:antagonize, alienate, estrange

v. to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first

syn: recall, revoke

ant: reaffirm, reassert

n. one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement

syn: level, rank

v. to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful

syn: aggravate, intensify, worsen

ant: alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate

adj. stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way

syn: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous

ant: sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright

adj. impossible to disprove; beyond argument

syn: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable

ant: disputable, indefensible, untenable

n. a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path

adj. lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted

syn: listless, indolent, indifferent, lax

ant: energetic, vigorous, wholehearted

n. a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list

syn: rigmarole, catalog, megillah

adj. grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject

syn: grotesque, grim, ghoulish

n. an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth

syn: lack

ant: abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge

v. to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of

Syn: bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest

v. to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out

syn: pull down, demolish, shave off

ant: build, construct, raise, erect

v. to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract

syn: repudiate, disavow

ant: reaffirm, reassert

v. to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully

syn: permeate, drench, flood, imbue

ant: drain

adj. of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood

syn: sullen, morose

ant: lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious

v. to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud
n. a mire; a state of depression

syn: v. shed, slog

ant: v. take on, acquire, assume