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allege
to assert without proof or confirmation
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arrant
thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
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badinage
light and playful conversation
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conciliate
to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent
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countermand
to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
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echelon
one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a step like formation or arrangement
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exacerbate
to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
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fatuous
stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
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irrefutable
impossible to disprove; beyond argument
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juggernaut
a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
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lackadaisical
lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted
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litany
a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list
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macabre
grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
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paucity
an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth
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portend
to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
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raze
to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out
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recant
to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract
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saturate
to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully
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saturnine
of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
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slough
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
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