Princeton Review Vocab Hit Parade 3 & 4

curtail (verb)

to reduce in extent or quantity

degrade (verb)

to treat or regard someone with contempt or disrespect

denounce (verb)

to publicly declare to be wrong or evil

impede (verb)

to delay or prevent someone or something by obstructing; to hinder

impose (verb)

to force a rule or punishment to be accepted or obeyed

mandate (verb)

to order something to be done or someone behave in a certain way

obstruct (verb)

to block or deliberately make something difficult

oppressive (adjective)

unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint; weighing heavily on the mind and spirits

preclude (verb)

to make impossible

repression (noun)

the restraint, prevention or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.

bias (noun)

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

culpable (adjective)

guilty or worthy of blame

decisive (adjective)

settling an issue; producing a definite result

deduce (verb)

to arrive at a conclusion through reasoning

equity (noun)

the quality of being fair or impartial

pragmatic (adjective)

dealing with things in a sensible or realistic manner; practical

renounce (verb)

to formally declare one's abandonment of a claim, right, or possession

speculate (verb)

to form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

validate (verb)

to check or prove the validity or accuracy of something

vindicate (verb)

to clear someone of blame or suspicion