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Set 8
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15
Language - English
12th Grade
02/19/2014

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Term
Pander
Definition
To exploit weaknesses of others; to cater to the vices of others
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Otiose
Definition
Useless; futile
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Puerile
Definition
Childish; juvenile
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Aleatory
Definition
Dependent on luck or chance
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Asperity
Definition
Roughness or harshness; severity
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Renunciation
Definition
Rejection; refusal to acknowledge
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Unimpeachable
Definition
Unquestionable; beyond doubt
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Inveigh
Definition
To disapprove angrily; to protest
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Lionize
Definition
To assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity
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Allay
Definition
To relieve; to alleviate
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Vitiate
Definition
To corrupt morally; to contaminate
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Recalcitrant
Definition
Stubbornly resistant; showing
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Exegesis
Definition
An explanation of a text; a critical interpretation
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Ameliorate
Definition
To make better; to improve
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Profligate
Definition
Wasteful & immoral
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