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PHS Vocab List 16
LA 2 Honors SAT List 16
Question | Answer |
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undermine | to weaken or destroy, bit by bit; to sap the strength of by undercutting |
repudiate | to disown, disclaim, reject, or refuse |
enhance | to make better or more desirable in some way |
hamper | to get in the way of; to hinder or impede |
expedite | to smooth or speed up a process; facilitate |
relegate | to put away or aside; to shift to a less important place; to position by rank |
squander | to use up or spend in an overgenerous or silly way; to dissipate or waste |
rescind | to cancel or annul; to repeal, call back |
solicit | to ask for time, money or moral support; to lure into wrongdoing (adj) solicitous, showing concern |
emanate | to seep forth (smells or ideas); to emit |
extricate | to free from an entanglement or awkward spot |
tortuous | winding or twisted, like a road; crooked, tricky |
extort | to get something from a person by using fear or force or unfair power; to obtain by intimidation |
subjugate | to subdue or conquer |
enjoin | to command or order urgently; to forbid or prohibit |