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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 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 • Syn: commandeer; seizer; co-opt • Ant: abdicate; relinquish
vacillate • To waver; to sway indecisively • Syn: fluctuate; swing; waffle • Ant: decide
expurgate • To remove vulgar or objectionable material • Syn: censor; bowdlerize; sanitize
inundate • To overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity • Syn: flood; overwhelm
revere • To regard with respect, awe, or adoration • Syn: venerate; respect; honor • Ant: revile
estrange • To alienate • Syn: disaffect; antagonize • Ant: unite; endear
expiate • To make amends for • Syn: atone; correct; rectify
comprise • To include or consist of ; contain • Syn: constitute; encompass; incorporate • Ant: exclude; lack
foist • To pass off as genuine or valuable • Syn: fob
disconcert • To frustrate; confuse • Syn: agitate; fluster; perplex • Ant: enlighten; delight; comfort; encourage
contrive • To plan cleverly; to devise • syn: concoct; design; engineer
Venerate • To respect or revere • Syn: glorify, treasure • Ant: abhor, despise
Prognosticate • To predict • Syn: forecast; foreshadow
Entreat • To earnestly request or petition • Syn: importune; implore • Ant: demand
Promulgate • To announce; to make known • Syn: declare; exhibit
pander • To exploit weakness of others; to cater to the vices of others • Syn: cajole; indulge
inveigh • To disapprove angrily; to protest • Syn: berate; condemn; remonstrate • Ant: commend; laud; praise
lionize • To assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity • Syn: acclaim; exalt; honor • Ant: ignore; overlook
allay • To relieve; to alleviate • Syn: calm; ease; pacify • Ant: excite; intensify; agitate
vitiate • To corrupt morally; to contaminate • Syn: defile; devalue; spoil • Ant: purify; clarify; cleanse
ameliorate • To make better; to improve • Syn: enhance; upgrade • Ant: weaken; damage; corrupt
corroborate • To strengthen by adding evidence • Syn: confirm; substantiate; validate • Ant: contradict.
perambulate • To walk about; to stroll • Syn: saunter; wander
depredate • To plunder and pillage • Syn: pilfer; ransack, revenge • Ant: enhance
rhapsodize • To express oneself enthusiastically. • Syn: rave
Revel • To enjoy; to take pleasure in. • Syn: bask; delight; indulge • Ant: grieve; lament
implicate • To involve or connect unfavorably • Syn: entangle; incriminate • Ant: extricate; dissociate
flummox • To confuse; to perplex • Syn: bewilder; baffle; perplex • Ant: clarify; simplify
reciprocate • To give in response to receiving something. • Syn: match
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.