1. 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

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

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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. 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

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

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

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

13. 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

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

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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

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

21. 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