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) Icon to get a pronunciation of the word.) Icon to get a pronunciation of the word.| allege | claim without proof |
| arrant | complete, utter, downright |
| badinage | playful conversation; discussion with a lot of jokes |
| conciliate | make calm; win over |
| countermand | command to cancel a previous order or command |
| echelon | level or rank |
| exacerbate | to make worse |
| fatuous | very stupid; unreal |
| irrefutable | impossible to deny or prove wrong |
| juggernaut | large, unstoppable force or power that crushes whatever is in its way |
| lackadaisical | showing no interest or enthusiasm |
| litany | long list of things that someone talks about |
| macabre | gruesome or frightening, usually involving death |
| paucity | lack; few in number |
| portend | predict or foreshadow; give warning of |
| raze | demolish; destroy to the ground |
| recant | take back a statement made earlier |
| saturate | soak, fill, or load to capacity |
| slough | to shed, get rid of (esp. skin) |
| saturnine | gloomy, bitter, and overly serious |