Definition
Synonym
Antonym
Part of Speech
100
to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounced, retract
What is recant?
100
listless, indolent, indifference, lax
What is lackadaisical?
100
prove, deny
What is allege?
100
An adjective. The team's performance in late innings was _________ because they were so far ahead.
What is lackadaisical?
200
to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud
What is slough?
200
grotesque, grim, ghoulish
What is macabre?
200
drain
What is saturate?
200
A noun. "Whenever she talks about her childhood, she recites an interminable _______ of grievances.
What is litany?
300
impossible to disprove; beyond argument
What is irrefutable?
300
sullen, morose
What is saturnine?
300
energetic, vigorous, wholehearted
What is lackadaisical?
300
An adjective. "In order to discredit the candidate, the columnist quoted some of his more ____________, self-serving remarks."
What is fatuous?
400
a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list
What is litany?
400
aggravate, intensify, worsen
What is exacerbate?
400
alleviate, mitigate
What is exacerbate?
400
A verb. The newspaper tabloid ________ that the movie star and the director were having creative differences.
What is alleged?
500
to soak thoroughly; fill to capacity; to satisfy fully
What is saturate?
500
egregious, unmitigated
What is arrant?
500
lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious
What is saturnine?
500
A noun. "Although the civil servant began in the lower ______ of government services, he rose quickly through the ranks."
What is echelon?
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