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DeckNameSAT Vocabulary
DeckDescriptionWords need to pass with flying colors
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atoneto satisfy or appease by making amends; to make up for a wrong or a deficiency
burgeonto grow, often rapidly (said of people conditions, plants); to exhibit growth such as buds or sprouts
coerceto dominate by force or threats; to bring about by superior strength
defileto make impure or unclean - anything from sanctuaries (with an unholy act or word) to new books (with suggestive notes or drawings); to corrupt, befoul, or debase
disparage to belittle or minimize another's skill or accomplishments; to degrade someone

entice

to tempt or lure onward in a clever, artful manner

evinceto show or display clearly
exhortto rouse and urge onward; to warn or advise urgently
feignto pretend or dissemble
intimateto suggest indirectly or hint in a delicate, subtle way
nurture to foster growth and development by giving food, education, emotional support, etc
perpetrateto cause to happen, as he perpetrated the crime; to commit
redressto right a wrong by offering compensation or by removing the cause for complaint; to avenge or exact reparation
relinquishto give up renounce, usually with regret; to cease holding on, or to yield control of
stigmatizeto brand or mark, either physically or verbally, in a severely negative way; to disgrace utterly
truckleto behave as a lowly servant in an obsequious, fawning manner