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week 33
Term | Definition |
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Ameliorate | make better |
Capitulate | surrender; give in to |
Desecration | spoiling something holy |
Exonerates | acquits; absolves; removes blame |
Impoverished | destitute; poor |
Lukewarm | 1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold |
Ossify | 1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid |
Preclude | prevent or make impossible |
Sanctimonious | hypocritically holy |
Tumult | uproar; noise |
Amelioration | improvement |
Carping | constant criticism |
Desist | stop; discontinue; cease |
Exorcism | getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons) |
Impromptu | unrehearsed; spontaneous |
Lummox | clumsy person |
Ostentatious | showy |
Precocious | developing early |
Sanction | give approval to |
Turpitude | depravity |