Princeton Review SSAT Root Group 9
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bchungnguyen on August 20, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 EXCULPATE | to free someone of guilt or criminal charges |
| EXCISE | to remove by cutting |
| PRECLUDE | to prevent |
| CLOISTER | a tranquil, secluded place |
| FORECLOSE | rule out, preclude, keep from happening or arising |
| RECLUSE | hermit, one who lives in solitude |
| INCISIVE | penetrating |
| CONCISE | succinct, short and to the point |
| CULPRIT | offender, the guilty person |
| CULPABLE | guilty, blamable |
| EXTENUATE | to lessen seriousness(of a crime) by giving excuses |
| TENABLE | defensible, based on sound reasoning or evidence |
| TENTATIVE | provisional, uncertain |
| TENACIOUS | firm, persistent |
| ACRID | bitter |
| ACERBIC | sharp |
| ACUMEN | astuteness, keen insight |
| EXACERBATE | to aggravate, to make worse |
| ACRIMONIOUS | scathing, bitter, caustic in tone |
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