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English Vocab 4
Unit 4
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English
9th Grade
06/12/2011

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