SAT Ch. 5 Vocab. Test (1-12)

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elucidate

Back

to make clear; to explain

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acrimonious

Back

caustic; bitter (language)

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debase

Back

to reduce in dignity or quality

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buoyant

Back

able to float

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efface

Back

to erase; to wipe out

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ameliorate

Back

to make better or improve

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amenable

Back

open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled

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amorphous

Back

without a clearly defined shape or form

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calamity

Back

an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster

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inscrutable

Back

impossible to understand or interpret