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Vocabulary D - unit
Vocabulary D - unit 3
Word | Definition |
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abridge | to make shorter |
adherent | a follower, supporter; attached, sticking to |
altercation | an angry argument |
cherubic | resembling an angel portrayed a a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent |
condone | to pardon or overlook |
dissent | to disagree; disagreement |
eminent | famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting |
exorcise | to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive |
fabricate | to make, manufacture; to make up, invent |
irate | angry |
marauder | a raider, plunderer |
obesity | excessive fatness |
pauper | an extremely poor person |
pilfer | to steal in small quantities |
rift | a split, break, breach |
semblance | a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition |
surmount | to overcome, rise above |
terminate | to bring to an end |
trite | comonplace; overused, state |
usurp | to seize and hold a position by force or without right |