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Vocabulary 4D-112612
Sadlier-Oxford Level D Unit 4 112612
Word | Definition |
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abscond | (V.)to run away secretly and hide. |
access | (N.) admittance or a way of entering (v.) to get at or obtain |
anarchy | (n.) a lack of government and law; confusion; A state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government), |
arduous | (adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort; difficult. |
auspicious | (adj.) Showing signs of a successful outcome or result; favorable. |
biased | (adj.)favoring one side; prejudiced. |
daunt | (v.) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage. |
disentangle | (v.) to free from tangles or complications; to free from twist and/or confusion. |
fated | (adj.) predetermined in advance by destiny or fortune. |
hoodwink | (v.) to mislead by a trick, or deceive. |
inanimate | (adj.) not having life; without energy or spirit. |
incinerate | (v.) to burn to ashes. |
intrepid | (adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable. |
larceny | (n.) theft; unlawful taking and carrying away of someone else's property, |
pliant | (adj.) bending readily, easily influenced. |
pompous | (Adj.) Excessively stately or overly self important;Having an overly high opinion of one's importance. |
precipice | (n.) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster. |
rectify | v. to make right, correct. |
reprieve | (n.)a temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement (v.) to grant a postponement. |
revile | (v.) to attack with words, call bad names. |