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SAT VOCAB GROUPS 3 AND 4
sat vocab words quiz
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10th Grade
09/25/2011
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Ameliorate
 Definition
make better
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Capitulate
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surrender; give in to
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Desecration
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spoiling something holy
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Exonerates
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acquits;absolves;removes blame
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Impoverished
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destitute;poor
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Lukewarm
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1.unenthusiastic 2.neither hot nor cold
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ossify
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1. turn to bone 2.become fixed and rigid
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preclude
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prevent or make impossible
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sanctimonious
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hypocritically holy
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tumult
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uproar; noise
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amelioration
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improvement
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carping
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constant criticism
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desist
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stop;cease;discontinue
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exorcism
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getting rid/free of; eliminating (demons)
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impromptu
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unrehearsed; spontaneous
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lummox
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clumsy person
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ostentatious
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showy
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precocious
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developing early
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sanction
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give approval to
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turpitude
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depravity (wicked act)
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