Set: Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT Book IV — Lesson Eight

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TermDefinition
panderto exploit weaknesses of others; to cater to the vices of others
otioseuseless; futile
puerilechildish; juvenile
aleatorydependent on luck or chance
asperityroughness or harshness; severity
renunciationrejection; refusal to acknowledge
unimpeachableunquestionable; beyond doubt
inveighto disapprove angrily; to protest
lionizeto assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity
allayto relieve; to alleviate
vitiateto corrupt morally; to contaminate
recalcitrantstubbornly resistant; showing opposition
exegesisan explanation of a text; a critical interpretation
ameliorateto make better; to improve
profligatewasteful and immoral

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Terms 15
Creator prestwickhouse
Created February 17, 2009
Group Prestwick House Vocabulary
Subject 12th Grade Vocabulary
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  1. recalcitrant stubbornly resistant; showing opposition - 35 misses
  2. renunciation rejection; refusal to acknowledge - 33 misses
  3. profligate wasteful and immoral - 32 misses
  4. asperity roughness or harshness; severity - 27 misses
  5. vitiate to corrupt morally; to contaminate - 27 misses
  6. inveigh to disapprove angrily; to protest - 26 misses
  7. otiose useless; futile - 25 misses