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8th Grade LA > Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Unit 4 > Flashcards

Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Unit 4 Flashcards

1
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abscond

A

to run off and hide

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biased

A

favoring one side unduly; prejudiced

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daunt

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to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

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larceny

A

theft

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pliant

A

bending readily; easily influenced

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revile

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to attack with words, call bad names

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access (noun)

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approach or admittance to places, persons, things

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auspicious

A

favorable; fortunate

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disentangle

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to free from tangles or complications

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intrepid

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very brave, fearless, unshakable

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pompous

A

overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonial

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reprieve (noun)

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a temporary relief or delay

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access (verb)

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to gain admittance to places, persons, things

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arduous

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hard to do, requiring much effort

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fated

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determined in advance by destiny or fortune

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incinerate

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to burn to ashes

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precipice

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a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

18
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rectify

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to make right, correct

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anarchy

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a lack of government and law; confusion

20
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hoodwink

A

to mislead by a trick, deceive

21
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inanimate

A

not having life; without energy or spirit

22
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reprieve (verb)

A

to grant a postponement

23
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to run off and hide

A

abscond

24
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favoring one side unduly; prejudiced

A

biased

25
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to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

A

daunt

26
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theft

A

larceny

27
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bending readily; easily influenced

A

pliant

28
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to attack with words, call bad names

A

revile

29
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approach or admittance to places, persons, things; to obtain admittance

A

access

30
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favorable; fortunate

A

auspicious

31
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to free from tangles or complications

A

disentangle

32
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very brave, fearless, unshakable

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intrepid

33
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overly self-imporant in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious

A

pompous

34
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a temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement

A

reprieve

35
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a lack of government and law; confusion

A

anarchy

36
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hard to do, requiring much effort

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aruduous

37
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determined in advance by destiny or fortune

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fated

38
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to burn to ashes

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incinerate

39
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a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

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precipice

40
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to make right, correcgt

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rectify

41
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to mislead by a trick, deceive

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hoodwink

42
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not having life; without energy or spirit

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inanimate

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