Lessons 114 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 ID: 364016
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English 12
Lessons 1-14 Vocabulary ReviewSlide2
desiccate
To dry out; to remove moisture
Janet desiccates flowers and then uses them to make wreathsSlide3
truncate
To shorten
The candidate truncated his campaign because of a family illness.Slide4
usurp
To take over; to seize power
Syn
: commandeer; seizer; co-optAnt: abdicate; relinquishSlide5
vacillate
To waver; to sway indecisively
Syn
: fluctuate; swing; waffle
Ant: decideSlide6
expurgate
To remove vulgar or objectionable material
Syn
: censor; bowdlerize; sanitizeSlide7
inundate
To overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity
Syn
: flood; overwhelmSlide8
revere
To regard with respect, awe, or adoration
Syn
: venerate; respect; honor
Ant: revileSlide9
estrange
To alienate
Syn
: disaffect; antagonizeAnt: unite; endearSlide10
expiate
To make amends for
Syn
: atone; correct; rectifySlide11
comprise
To include or consist of ; contain
Syn
: constitute; encompass; incorporate
Ant: exclude; lackSlide12
foist
To pass off as genuine or valuable
Syn
: fobSlide13
disconcert
To frustrate; confuse
Syn
: agitate; fluster; perplexAnt: enlighten
; delight; comfort
; encourageSlide14
contrive
To plan cleverly; to devise
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yn: concoct; design; engineerSlide15
Venerate
To respect or revere
Syn
: glorify, treasure
Ant: abhor, despiseSlide16
Prognosticate
To predict
Syn
: forecast; foreshadowSlide17
Entreat
To earnestly request or petition
Syn
: importune; imploreAnt: demandSlide18
Promulgate
To announce; to make known
S
yn: declare; exhibitSlide19
pander
To exploit weakness of others; to cater to the vices of others
Syn
: cajole; indulgeSlide20
inveigh
To disapprove angrily; to protest
Syn
: berate; condemn; remonstrate
Ant: commend; laud; praiseSlide21
lionize
To assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity
Syn
: acclaim; exalt; honor
Ant: ignore; overlookSlide22
allay
To relieve; to alleviate
Syn
: calm; ease; pacifyAnt: excite; intensify; agitateSlide23
vitiate
To corrupt morally; to contaminate
Syn
: defile; devalue; spoilAnt: purify; clarify; cleanseSlide24
ameliorate
To make better; to improve
Syn
: enhance; upgrade
Ant: weaken; damage; corruptSlide25
corroborate
To strengthen by adding evidence
Syn
: confirm; substantiate; validate
Ant
: contradict.Slide26
perambulate
To walk about; to stroll
Syn
: saunter; wanderSlide27
depredate
To plunder and pillage
Syn
: pilfer; ransack, revenge
Ant: enhanceSlide28
rhapsodize
To express oneself enthusiastically.
Syn: rave Slide29
Revel
To enjoy; to take pleasure in.
Syn: bask; delight; indulge
Ant: grieve; lamentSlide30
implicate
To involve or connect unfavorably
Syn
: entangle; incriminateAnt: extricate; dissociateSlide31
flummox
To confuse; to perplex
Syn
: bewilder; baffle; perplexAnt: clarify; simplifySlide32
reciprocate
To give in response to receiving something.
Syn
: matchSlide33
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.