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Lesson 8
Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT: Book Four
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Language - English
12th Grade
01/19/2009

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Term
pander
Definition
to exploit weaknesses of others, to cater to the vices of others
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otiose
Definition
useless, futile
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puerile
Definition
childish, juvenile
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aleatory
Definition
dependent on luck or chance
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asperity
Definition
roughness or harshness, severity
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renunciation
Definition
rejection, refusal to acknowledge
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unimpeachable
Definition
unquestionable, beyond doubt
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inveigh
Definition
to disaporive angrily, to protest
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lionize
Definition
to assign great social importance to, to treat as a celebrity
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allay
Definition
to relieve, to alleviate
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vitiate
Definition
to corrupt morally, to contaminate
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recalcitrant
Definition
stubbornly resistant, showing opposition
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exegesis
Definition
an explanation of a text, a critical interpretation
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ameliorate
Definition
to make better, to improve
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profligate
Definition
wasteful and immoral
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