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Level D
Unit 4
20
General Vocab
9th Grade
10/20/2008

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Abscond
Definition
verb
to run off and hide
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access
Definition
noun
approach or admittance to places,persons, things, an increase
verb
to get at, obtain
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anarchy
Definition
noun
a lack of government and law, confusion
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arduous
Definition
adj
hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspicious
Definition
adj
favorable,fortunate
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biased
Definition
adj
favoring one side unduly,prejudiced
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daunt
Definition
verb
to overcome with fear, intimidate, to dishearten, discourage
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disentangle
Definition
verb
to free from tangles or complications
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fated
Definition
adj
determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwinked
Definition
verb
mislead by a trick, deceive
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inanimate
Definition
adj
not having life, without energy or spirit
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incinerate
Definition
verb
to burn ashes
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intrepid
Definition
adj
very brave,fearless, unshakable
Term
larceny
Definition
noun
theft
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pliant
Definition
adj
bending readily, easily influenced
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pompous
Definition
adj
overly self important in speech and manner, excessively stately or ceremonious
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precipice
Definition
noun
a very steep cliff, the brink or edge of disaster
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rectify
Definition
verb
to make right, correct
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reprieve
Definition
noun
a temporary relief or delay
verb
to grant a postponement
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revile
Definition
verb
to attack with words, call bad names
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