Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Unit 3 Flashcards

1
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an extremely poor person

A

pauper

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2
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to disagree

A

dissent (verb)

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3
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commonplace; overused, stale

A

trite

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4
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excessive fatness

A

obesity

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5
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a disagreement

A

dissent (noun)

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6
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to seize and hold a position by force or without right

A

usurp

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7
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a raider or plunderer

A

marauder

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8
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to pardon or overlook

A

condone

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9
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to overcome or rise above

A

surmount

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10
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angry

A

irate

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11
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to bring to an end

A

terminate

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12
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resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent

A

cherubic

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13
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a likeness; an outward appearance

A

semblance

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14
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to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

A

fabricate

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15
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to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive

A

exorcise

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16
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an angry argument

A

altercation

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17
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to steal in small quantities

A

pilfer

18
Q

famous, outstanding, distinguished

A

eminent

19
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a follower, supporter (noun)

A

adherent

20
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to make shorter

A

abridge

21
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adherent

A

attached, sticking to; follower

22
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pilfer

A

to steal in small quantities

23
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eminent

A

famous, outstanding, distinguished

24
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usurp

A

to seize and hold a position by force or without right

25
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pauper

A

an extremely poor person

26
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dissent

A

to disagree; a disagreement

27
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abridge

A

to make shorter

28
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trite

A

commonplace; overused, stale

29
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rift

A

a split, break, breach

30
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exorcise

A

to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppresive

31
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obesity

A

Overweight

32
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condone

A

to pardon or overlook

33
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semblance

A

likeness; an outward appearance

34
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terminate

A

to bring to an end

35
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fabricate

A

to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

36
Q

marauder

A

a raider, plunderer

37
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cherubic

A

resembling an angel; innocent

38
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altercation

A

an angry argument

39
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irate

A

angry

40
Q

surmount

A

to overcome, rise above

41
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attached, sticking to

A

adherent (adjective)

42
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to split, break, breach

A

rift