Unit 4 Flashcards by Lily Porada | Brainscape

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Abscond

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To run off and hide

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Access

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Approach or admittance to places. To get at, obtain.

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Anarchy

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Lack of government; confusion

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Arduous

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Hard to do, requiring much effort

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Auspicious

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Favorable; fortunate

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Daunt

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To overcome with fear

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Disentangle

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To free from tangles or complications

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Fated

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Determined in advance by destiny or Fortune

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Hoodwink

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To trick

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Inanimate

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Not having life; without spirit

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Incinerate

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To burn to ashes

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Intrepid

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Brave, fearless

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Larceny

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Theft

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Pliant

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Bending readily; easily influenced

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Pompous

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Overly self-important in speech and manner

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Precipice

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A very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

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Prototype

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An original model

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Rectify

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To make right; correct

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Reprieve

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A temporary relief or delay

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Revile

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To attack with words, call bad names