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Vocab unit 3
Unit 3 vocab words
Term | Definition |
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abridge | to make shorter |
adherent | a follower, supporter |
altercation | an angry argument |
cherubic | sweet and innocent; resembling a childlike angel |
condone | to pardon or overlook |
dissent | to disagree |
eminent | famous, distinguished; projecting |
exorcise | dispose of something troublesome |
fabricate | to make or manufacture |
gluttony | greedy overindulgence |
irate | angry |
marauder | a raider, plunderer |
pauper | an extremely poor person |
pilfer | to steal in small quantities |
rift | a split, break or breach |
semblance | a likeness; an apparition |
surmount | to overcome , rise above |
terminate | to bring to an end |
trite | commonplace; overused, stale |
usurp | to seize or hold a position by force. |