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vocab 501-550

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511. agglomeration (noun) a mass or collection of things; the process of massing or clustering together. "There was an AGGLOMERATION of graded tests that the teacher needed to hand back."
512. sequester (verb) to set apart; to isolate; take forcible possession of (something); confiscate. "When the girl misbehaved her teacher SEQUESTERED her from the rest of the class."
513.licentious (adjective) without moral restraint. "She got sent to the deans office for acting LICENTIOUS."
514. allegation (noun) an unproven accusation; a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof. "A worker made an ALLEGATION that the boy stole from the store."
515. teem (verb) to be overflowing; be full of or swarming with. "At the hospital the emergency room was TEEMING with patients that had the flu."
516. temporal (adjective) limited by time; relating to worldly as apposed to spiritual affairs; secular. "Different styles are TEMPORAL and change often."
517. temporize (verb) to comply with the time or occasion. "He TEMPORIZED taking a make up test because he had a hard time understanding the subject."
518. tenable (adjective) able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection; able to be held or used. "She had TENABLE evidence that she used to help win the case."
519. tortuous (adjective) full of twists and turns; twisting; winding; turning. "He didn't feel well after getting off of the TORTUOUS ride."
520. trajectory (noun) the path described by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces; a curve or surface cutting a family of curves or surface at a constant angle. "They had to fix the TRAJECTORY of the plane ride because of bad weather."
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