College Board SAT Practice Test 7 Section 8
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EDITORIAL
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an article in a newspaper
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DISMAY
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disillusion
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EXACERBATE
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to increase severity
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INTRIGUE
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arouse curiosity; make a secret plan to do something detrimental or illicit to someone
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MAR
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spoil
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OFFSET
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compensate, reconcile
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DISMANTLE
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take to pieces; destroy
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TIME-WORN
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damaged as the result of age
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EDIBLE
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eatable
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CURATIVE
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able to cure disease
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SPURN
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reject with disdain or contempt or disrespect
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INSTRUMENTAL IN
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serving as a means of pursuing an aim
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PRECURSOR
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a person or thing that comes before another of a same kind
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SUBMISSION
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the action of accepting to a superior force
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SUPPLANT
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replace; supersede
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DRAMATIZE
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exaggerate the seriousness or importance of something
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FINAGLE
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obtained by devious means
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WINNOW
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remove from a group until the best ones are left
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OVERHAUL
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scrutinize
