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Cy Fair SAT 18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adulterate | make impure; contaminate |
| amass | collect; gather |
| apocraphal | not genuine; counterfeit |
| beleaguer | to harass; badger |
| caricature | distorted portrayal; parody |
| coalesce | merge; fuse; join |
| deplore | to regret deeply; lament |
| discrepant | inconsistent; contradictory |
| exalt | to praise; to glority |
| expeditious | speedy; efficient |
| galvanize | inspire; invigorate |
| kindle | to start a fire; stir up |
| mortify | to humiliate; to shame |
| naive | unsophisticated; inexperienced |
| prodigious | massive; vast |
| quell | pacify; mollify |
| rue | to regret; to lament |
| spurn | to reject; rebuff |
| strident | loud and harsh sounding; boisterous |
| surfeited | supplied to excess; gorged |