Chapter 4 Flashcards

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abscond

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to run off and hide

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access

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admittance to places

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anarchy

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lack of government and laws

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arduous

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hard to do

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auspicious

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favorable, fortunate

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daunt

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to overcome with fear, intimidate

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disentangle

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to free from tangles or complications

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fated

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determined in advance by destiny

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hoodwink

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to mislead by a trick, swindle

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inanimate

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not having life

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incinerate

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to burn to ashes

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intrepid

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very brave, fearless

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13
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larceny

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theft

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pliant

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bending readily; easily influenced

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pompous

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overly self important in speech and manner

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precipice

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a very steep cliff; the brink of disaster

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prototype

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an original model

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rectify

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to correct

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reprieve

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temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement

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revile

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to attack with words