Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Unit 4 Flashcards

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abscond

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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

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theft

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5
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pliant

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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

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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

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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

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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

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hoodwink

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to mislead by a trick, deceive

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inanimate

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not having life; without energy or spirit

22
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reprieve (verb)

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to grant a postponement

23
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to run off and hide

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favoring one side unduly; prejudiced

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to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
daunt
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theft
larceny
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bending readily; easily influenced
pliant
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to attack with words, call bad names
revile
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approach or admittance to places, persons, things; to obtain admittance
access
30
favorable; fortunate
auspicious
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to free from tangles or complications
disentangle
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very brave, fearless, unshakable
intrepid
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overly self-imporant in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
pompous
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a temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement
reprieve
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a lack of government and law; confusion
anarchy
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hard to do, requiring much effort
aruduous
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determined in advance by destiny or fortune
fated
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to burn to ashes
incinerate
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a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
precipice
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to make right, correcgt
rectify
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to mislead by a trick, deceive
hoodwink
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not having life; without energy or spirit
inanimate