Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Unit 4

Question 1

abscond

Answer 1

to run off and hide

Question 2

biased

Answer 2

favoring one side unduly; prejudiced

Question 3

daunt

Answer 3

to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

Question 4

larceny

Answer 4

theft

Question 5

pliant

Answer 5

bending readily; easily influenced

Question 6

revile

Answer 6

to attack with words, call bad names

Question 7

access (noun)

Answer 7

approach or admittance to places, persons, things

Question 8

auspicious

Answer 8

favorable; fortunate

Question 9

disentangle

Answer 9

to free from tangles or complications

Question 10

intrepid

Answer 10

very brave, fearless, unshakable

Question 11

pompous

Answer 11

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

Question 12

reprieve (noun)

Answer 12

a temporary relief or delay

Question 13

access (verb)

Answer 13

to gain admittance to places, persons, things

Question 14

arduous

Answer 14

hard to do, requiring much effort

Question 15

fated

Answer 15

determined in advance by destiny or fortune

Question 16

incinerate

Answer 16

to burn to ashes

Question 17

precipice

Answer 17

a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

Question 18

rectify

Answer 18

to make right, correct

Question 19

anarchy

Answer 19

a lack of government and law; confusion

Question 20

hoodwink

Answer 20

to mislead by a trick, deceive

Question 21

inanimate

Answer 21

not having life; without energy or spirit

Question 22

reprieve (verb)

Answer 22

to grant a postponement

Question 23

to run off and hide

Answer 23

abscond

Question 24

favoring one side unduly; prejudiced

Answer 24

biased

Question 25

to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

Answer 25

daunt

Question 26

theft

Answer 26

larceny

Question 27

bending readily; easily influenced

Answer 27

pliant

Question 28

to attack with words, call bad names

Answer 28

revile

Question 29

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

Answer 29

access

Question 30

favorable; fortunate

Answer 30

auspicious

Question 31

to free from tangles or complications

Answer 31

disentangle

Question 32

very brave, fearless, unshakable

Answer 32

intrepid

Question 33

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

Answer 33

pompous

Question 34

a temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement

Answer 34

reprieve

Question 35

a lack of government and law; confusion

Answer 35

anarchy

Question 36

hard to do, requiring much effort

Answer 36

aruduous

Question 37

determined in advance by destiny or fortune

Answer 37

fated

Question 38

to burn to ashes

Answer 38

incinerate

Question 39

a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

Answer 39

precipice

Question 40

to make right, correcgt

Answer 40

rectify

Question 41

to mislead by a trick, deceive

Answer 41

hoodwink

Question 42

not having life; without energy or spirit

Answer 42

inanimate