| A | B |
|---|
| allege | to assert without proof or confirmation |
| conciliate | reconcile; to overcome the distrust of, to win over; to appease, pacify |
| countermand | to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first |
| echelon | level, rank; one in a series of grades in an organization or activity |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, severe, or painful |
| irrefutable | impossible to disprove; beyond argument |
| juggernaut | a massive and inescapable force or object |
| lackadaisical | lax; lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted |
| macabre | grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject |
| raze | to shave off; to tear down or destroy |
| saturate | to soak thoroughly; to satisfy fully |
| slough | to shed, cast off; to get rid of something unnecessary; to plod through |
