Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Unit 3

Question 1

an extremely poor person

Answer 1

pauper

Question 2

to disagree

Answer 2

dissent (verb)

Question 3

commonplace; overused, stale

Answer 3

trite

Question 4

excessive fatness

Answer 4

obesity

Question 5

a disagreement

Answer 5

dissent (noun)

Question 6

to seize and hold a position by force or without right

Answer 6

usurp

Question 7

a raider or plunderer

Answer 7

marauder

Question 8

to pardon or overlook

Answer 8

condone

Question 9

to overcome or rise above

Answer 9

surmount

Question 10

angry

Answer 10

irate

Question 11

to bring to an end

Answer 11

terminate

Question 12

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

Answer 12

cherubic

Question 13

a likeness; an outward appearance

Answer 13

semblance

Question 14

to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

Answer 14

fabricate

Question 15

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

Answer 15

exorcise

Question 16

an angry argument

Answer 16

altercation

Question 17

to steal in small quantities

Answer 17

pilfer

Question 18

famous, outstanding, distinguished

Answer 18

eminent

Question 19

a follower, supporter (noun)

Answer 19

adherent

Question 20

to make shorter

Answer 20

abridge

Question 21

adherent

Answer 21

attached, sticking to; follower

Question 22

pilfer

Answer 22

to steal in small quantities

Question 23

eminent

Answer 23

famous, outstanding, distinguished

Question 24

usurp

Answer 24

to seize and hold a position by force or without right

Question 25

pauper

Answer 25

an extremely poor person

Question 26

dissent

Answer 26

to disagree; a disagreement

Question 27

abridge

Answer 27

to make shorter

Question 28

trite

Answer 28

commonplace; overused, stale

Question 29

rift

Answer 29

a split, break, breach

Question 30

exorcise

Answer 30

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

Question 31

obesity

Answer 31

Overweight

Question 32

condone

Answer 32

to pardon or overlook

Question 33

semblance

Answer 33

likeness; an outward appearance

Question 34

terminate

Answer 34

to bring to an end

Question 35

fabricate

Answer 35

to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

Question 36

marauder

Answer 36

a raider, plunderer

Question 37

cherubic

Answer 37

resembling an angel; innocent

Question 38

altercation

Answer 38

an angry argument

Question 39

irate

Answer 39

angry

Question 40

surmount

Answer 40

to overcome, rise above

Question 41

attached, sticking to

Answer 41

adherent (adjective)

Question 42

to split, break, breach

Answer 42

rift