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English 12Lessons 1-14 Vocabulary Review1desiccateTo dry out; to remove moistureJanet desiccates flowers and then uses them to make wreaths

truncateTo shortenThe candidate truncated his campaign because of a family illness.

usurpTo take over; to seize powerSyn: commandeer; seizer; co-optAnt: abdicate; relinquish

vacillateTo waver; to sway indecisivelySyn: fluctuate; swing; waffleAnt: decide5expurgateTo remove vulgar or objectionable materialSyn: censor; bowdlerize; sanitize

inundateTo overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity

Syn: flood; overwhelm

revereTo regard with respect, awe, or adorationSyn: venerate; respect; honorAnt: revile

estrangeTo alienateSyn: disaffect; antagonizeAnt: unite; endear

9expiateTo make amends forSyn: atone; correct; rectify

compriseTo include or consist of ; containSyn: constitute; encompass; incorporateAnt: exclude; lack

foistTo pass off as genuine or valuableSyn: fob

disconcertTo frustrate; confuseSyn: agitate; fluster; perplexAnt: enlighten; delight; comfort; encourage

contriveTo plan cleverly; to devisesyn: concoct; design; engineer

Venerate

To respect or revereSyn: glorify, treasureAnt: abhor, despisePrognosticate

To predictSyn: forecast; foreshadowEntreatTo earnestly request or petition

Syn: importune; imploreAnt: demand

PromulgateTo announce; to make known

Syn: declare; exhibit

panderTo exploit weakness of others; to cater to the vices of othersSyn: cajole; indulge

inveighTo disapprove angrily; to protestSyn: berate; condemn; remonstrateAnt: commend; laud; praise

lionizeTo assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebritySyn: acclaim; exalt; honorAnt: ignore; overlook

allayTo relieve; to alleviateSyn: calm; ease; pacifyAnt: excite; intensify; agitate

22vitiateTo corrupt morally; to contaminateSyn: defile; devalue; spoilAnt: purify; clarify; cleanse

ameliorateTo make better; to improveSyn: enhance; upgradeAnt: weaken; damage; corrupt

corroborateTo strengthen by adding evidenceSyn: confirm; substantiate; validateAnt: contradict.

perambulateTo walk about; to strollSyn: saunter; wander

depredateTo plunder and pillageSyn: pilfer; ransack, revengeAnt: enhance

rhapsodize To express oneself enthusiastically.Syn: rave

RevelTo enjoy; to take pleasure in.Syn: bask; delight; indulgeAnt: grieve; lament

implicateTo involve or connect unfavorablySyn: entangle; incriminateAnt: extricate; dissociate

flummoxTo confuse; to perplex

Syn: bewilder; baffle; perplexAnt: clarify; simplify

reciprocateTo give in response to receiving something.Syn: match

inculcateTo 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.