Unit 4 Flashcards
Abscond
To run off and hide
Access
Approach or admittance to places. To get at, obtain.
Anarchy
Lack of government; confusion
Arduous
Hard to do, requiring much effort
Auspicious
Favorable; fortunate
Daunt
To overcome with fear
Disentangle
To free from tangles or complications
Fated
Determined in advance by destiny or Fortune
Hoodwink
To trick
Inanimate
Not having life; without spirit
Incinerate
To burn to ashes
Intrepid
Brave, fearless
Larceny
Theft
Pliant
Bending readily; easily influenced
Pompous
Overly self-important in speech and manner
Precipice
A very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
Prototype
An original model
Rectify
To make right; correct
Reprieve
A temporary relief or delay
Revile
To attack with words, call bad names