Vocabulary For Standardized Tests Word List 4 Template Page 2
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Ameliorate
make better
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Capitulate
surrender; give in to
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Desecration
spoiling something holy
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Exonerates
acquits; absolves; removes blame
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Impoverished
destitute; poor
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Lukewarm
1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold
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Ossify
1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid
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Preclude
prevent or make impossible
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Sanctimonious
hypocritically holy
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Tumult
uproar; noise
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Group 4
Notes
Amelioration
improvement
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Carping
constant criticism
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Desist
stop; discontinue; cease
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Exorcism
getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)
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Impromptu
unrehearsed; spontaneous
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Lummox
clumsy person
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Ostentatious
showy
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Precocious
developing early
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Sanction
give approval to
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Turpitude
depravity
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