Unit 8 Vocabulary Book G Unit 8 Worksheet due Monday1/09 A-Day and Tuesday 1/10 – B-Day Unit 8 Quiz on Wednesday 1/11 A-Day and Thursday 1/12 B-Day

Allege Verb Synonyms: claim, contend Antonyms: prove, deny To assert without proof or confirmation Synonyms: claim, contend Antonyms: prove, deny

Arrant Adjective Synonyms: egregious, unmitigated Thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant Synonyms: egregious, unmitigated

Badinage Noun Synonyms: banter, persiflage, repartee Antonyms: sermon Light and playful conversation Synonyms: banter, persiflage, repartee Antonyms: sermon

Conciliate Verb Synonyms: placate, mollify, propitiate To overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent Synonyms: placate, mollify, propitiate Antonyms: antagonize, alienate, estrange

Countermand Verb Synonyms: recall, revoke Antonyms: reaffirm, reassert To cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first Synonyms: recall, revoke Antonyms: reaffirm, reassert

Echelon T O M M Y H I L F A K E R Noun Synonyms: level, rank One of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a step-like formation or arrangement Synonyms: level, rank T O M M Y H I L F A K E R

Exacerbate Verb Synonyms: aggravate, intensify, worsen To make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful Synonyms: aggravate, intensify, worsen Antonyms: alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate

Fatuous Adjective Synonyms: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous Stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way Synonyms: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous Antonyms: sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright

Irrefutable Adjective Impossible to disprove; beyond argument Synonyms: indisuputable, incontrovertible, undeniable Antonyms: disputable, indefensible, untenable

Juggernaut Noun A massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path

Lackadaisical Adjective Synonyms: listless, indolent, indifferent, lax Lacking spirit or interest; half-hearted Synonyms: listless, indolent, indifferent, lax Antonyms: energetic, vigorous, wholehearted

Litany Noun Synonyms: rigmarole, catalog, megillah A prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant, a long list Synonyms: rigmarole, catalog, megillah

Macabre Adjective Synonyms: grotesque, grim, ghoulish Grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject Synonyms: grotesque, grim, ghoulish

Paucity Noun Synonyms: lack An inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth Synonyms: lack Antonyms: abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge

Portend Verb Synonyms: bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest To indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of Synonyms: bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest

Raze Verb Synonyms: pull-down, demolish, shave off To tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out Synonyms: pull-down, demolish, shave off Antonyms: build, construct, raise, erect

Recant Verb Synonyms: repudiate, disavow Antonyms: reaffirm, reassert To withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract Synonyms: repudiate, disavow Antonyms: reaffirm, reassert

Saturate Verb Synonyms: permeate, drench, flood, imbue Antonyms: drain To soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully Synonyms: permeate, drench, flood, imbue Antonyms: drain

Saturnine Adjective Synonyms: sullen, morose Of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood Synonyms: sullen, morose Antonyms: lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious

Slough Verb Noun Synonyms: (v) shed, slog To cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud Noun A mire; a state of depression Synonyms: (v) shed, slog Antonyms: (v) take on, acquire, assume