Unit 4 Definitions Flashcards

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1
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To run off and hide

A

Abscond

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2
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Approach or admittance to places, persons, things

To get at, obtain

A

Access

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3
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A lack of government and law, confusion

A

Anarchy

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4
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Hard to do, requiring much effort

A

Arduous

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5
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Favorable; fortunate

A

Auspicious

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6
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Favoring one side unduly; prejudiced

A

Biased

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7
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To overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

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Daunt

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8
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To free from tangles or complications

A

Disentangle

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9
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Determined in advance by destiny or fortune

A

Fated

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10
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To mislead by a trick, deceive

A

Hoodwink

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11
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Not having life; without energy or spirit

A

Inanimate

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12
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To burn to ashes

A

Incinerate

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13
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Very brave, fearless, unshakable

A

Intrepid

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14
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Theft

A

Larceny

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15
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Bending readily, easily influenced

A

Pliant

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Overly self-important in speech or manner; excessively stately or ceremonious

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Pompous

17
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A very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

A

Precipice

18
Q

To make right, correct

A

Rectify

19
Q

A temporary relief or delay

To grant a postponement

A

Reprieve

20
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To attack with words, call bad names

A

Revile