SAT 4 3-4
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asianeekamkee on June 24, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ameliorate | make better |
| Capitulate | surrender; give in to |
| Desecration | spoiling something holy |
| Exonerates | acquits; absolves; removes blame |
| Impoverished | destitute; poor |
| Lukewarm | 1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold |
| Ossify | 1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid |
| Preclude | prevent or make impossible |
| Sanctimonious | hypocritically holy |
| Tumult | uproar; noise |
| Amelioration | improvement |
| Carping | constant criticism |
| Desist | stop; discontinue; cease |
| Exorcism | getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons) |
| Impromptu | unrehearsed; spontaneous |
| Lummox | clumsy person |
| Ostentatious | showy |
| Precocious | developing early |
| Sanction | give approval to |
| Turpitude | depravity |
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