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English 12

English 12. Lessons 1-14 Vocabulary Review. desiccate. To dry out; to remove moisture Janet desiccates flowers and then uses them to make wreaths. truncate. To shorten The candidate truncated his campaign because of a family illness. usurp. To take over; to seize power

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English 12

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  1. English 12 Lessons 1-14 Vocabulary Review

  2. desiccate • To dry out; to remove moisture • Janet desiccates flowers and then uses them to make wreaths

  3. truncate • To shorten • The candidate truncated his campaign because of a family illness.

  4. usurp • To take over; to seize power • Syn: commandeer; seizer; co-opt • Ant: abdicate; relinquish

  5. vacillate • To waver; to sway indecisively • Syn: fluctuate; swing; waffle • Ant: decide

  6. expurgate • To remove vulgar or objectionable material • Syn: censor; bowdlerize; sanitize

  7. inundate • To overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity • Syn: flood; overwhelm

  8. revere • To regard with respect, awe, or adoration • Syn: venerate; respect; honor • Ant: revile

  9. estrange • To alienate • Syn: disaffect; antagonize • Ant: unite; endear

  10. expiate • To make amends for • Syn: atone; correct; rectify

  11. comprise • To include or consist of ; contain • Syn: constitute; encompass; incorporate • Ant: exclude; lack

  12. foist • To pass off as genuine or valuable • Syn: fob

  13. disconcert • To frustrate; confuse • Syn: agitate; fluster; perplex • Ant: enlighten; delight; comfort; encourage

  14. contrive • To plan cleverly; to devise • syn: concoct; design; engineer

  15. Venerate • To respect or revere • Syn: glorify, treasure • Ant: abhor, despise

  16. Prognosticate • To predict • Syn: forecast; foreshadow

  17. Entreat • To earnestly request or petition • Syn: importune; implore • Ant: demand

  18. Promulgate • To announce; to make known • Syn: declare; exhibit

  19. pander • To exploit weakness of others; to cater to the vices of others • Syn: cajole; indulge

  20. inveigh • To disapprove angrily; to protest • Syn: berate; condemn; remonstrate • Ant: commend; laud; praise

  21. lionize • To assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity • Syn: acclaim; exalt; honor • Ant: ignore; overlook

  22. allay • To relieve; to alleviate • Syn: calm; ease; pacify • Ant: excite; intensify; agitate

  23. vitiate • To corrupt morally; to contaminate • Syn: defile; devalue; spoil • Ant: purify; clarify; cleanse

  24. ameliorate • To make better; to improve • Syn: enhance; upgrade • Ant: weaken; damage; corrupt

  25. corroborate • To strengthen by adding evidence • Syn: confirm; substantiate; validate • Ant: contradict.

  26. perambulate • To walk about; to stroll • Syn: saunter; wander

  27. depredate • To plunder and pillage • Syn: pilfer; ransack, revenge • Ant: enhance

  28. rhapsodize • To express oneself enthusiastically. • Syn: rave

  29. Revel • To enjoy; to take pleasure in. • Syn: bask; delight; indulge • Ant: grieve; lament

  30. implicate • To involve or connect unfavorably • Syn: entangle; incriminate • Ant: extricate; dissociate

  31. flummox • To confuse; to perplex • Syn: bewilder; baffle; perplex • Ant: clarify; simplify

  32. reciprocate • To give in response to receiving something. • Syn: match

  33. inculcate • To impress upon or teach someone by repetition. • The chemistry teacher inculcated atomic mass values into her students until they could recite the numbers without looking at a chart.

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