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Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT/ACT Book IV — Lesson Eight

Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT/ACT Book IV — Lesson Eight

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

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