Unit 3: Definitions Flashcards

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Adherent

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A follower, supporter

Attached, sticking up

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Abridge

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To make shorter

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Altercation

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An angry argument

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Cherubic

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

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Condone

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To pardon or overlook

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Dissent

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To agree

Disagreement

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Eminent

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Famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

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Exorcise

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

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Fabricate

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To make, manufacture; to make up, invent

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Irate

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Angry

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Marauder

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A raider, plunderer

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Obesity

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Excessive fatness

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Pauper

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An extremely poor person

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Pilfer

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To steal in small quantities

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Rift

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A split, break, breach

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Semblance

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A likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition

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Surmount

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To overcome, rise above

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Terminate

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To bring to an end

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Trite

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Commonplace; overused, stale

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Unsurp

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To seize and hold a position by force or without right