Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Level G Unit 8 and Unit 9

V. to assert without proof or confirmation
Are you alleging that i am not the victum here?
Syn:claim, assert without proof, contend

Adj. thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
Your arrant lies sting my ears.
Syn:shameless, egregious, unmitigated

N. light and playful conversation
This badinage is very pleasing to partake in in the morning.
Syn:ight conversation, banter, repartee

V. to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent
I conciliated the king my lady so that he is back on your side again.
Syn:pacify, placate, mollify, propitiate

V. to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
I here by countermand the dukes banishment because i feel that he has proved himself to be a loyal subject.
Syn:cancel, recall, revoke

N. one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement
The echelon marched two by two.
Syn;level, rank

V. to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
You are exacerbating my wounds rather than healing them with your judging words.
Syn:aggravate, intensify, worsen

Adj. stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
Your fatuous love for me will be your down fall.
Syn:silly, vapid, inane

Adj. impossible to disprove; beyond argument
The irrefutable evidence proves that he took the cookie from the cookie jar.
Syn:indisputable, beyond argument, undeniable

N. a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
The juggernaut threw the bolder into the sky blocking my way out.
Syn:massive, inescapable force

Adj. lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted
I don't want a lackadaisical sorry from you give it to me whole heartedly. Syn:halfhearted, listless, indifferent, lax

N. a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with response from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list
The fathers sermon was a mix of litany that helped to enlighten the whole congregation.
Syn:prayers, rigmarole, catalog

Adj. grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
The macabre subject of death disgusted the fair ladies.
Syn:grisly, gruesome, grim, ghoulish

N. an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth
The paucity of food will cause a famine in the later months.
Syn:lack, dearth

V. to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
The oracle portended the lack of rain in the years to come.
Syn:foretell, foreshadow, bode, suggest