Chapter 4 Flashcards

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Abscond

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Run off and hide. Verb

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Access

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Approach or admittance to places. Noun. To obtain. Verb.

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Anarchy

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A lack of government and law. Noun.

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Arduous

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Hard to do, requiring much effort. Adj.

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Auspicious

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Favorable, fortunate. Adj.

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Daunt

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Overcome with fear, intimidate. Verb.

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Disentangle

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Free from tangles or complications. Verb.

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Fated

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Determined in advance by destiny or fortune. Adj.

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Hoodwink

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Mislead by a trick. Verb.

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Inanimate

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Not having life. Adj.

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Incinerate

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Burn to ashes. Verb.

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Intrepid

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Very brave, fearless. Adj.

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Larceny

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Theft. Noun.

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Pliant

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Bending readily, easily influence. Adj.

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Pompous

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Overly self important in speech and manner. Adj.

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Precipice

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Steep cliff, brink of disaster. Noun.

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Prototype

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Original model which later versions are patterned. Noun.

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Rectify

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Make right. Verb.

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Reprieve

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Temporary relief or delay. Noun. Grand a postponement. Verb.

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Revile

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Attack with words. Verb.