Vocab 8 - Unit 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Abscond
A
V
To run and hide
To make off
2
Q
Access
A
NV
Admittance to places, people, or things
To get at, to obtain
3
Q
Anarchy
A
N
A lack of government and law
Confusion
4
Q
Arduous
A
A
Hard to do
Laborious
5
Q
Auspicious
A
A
Favorable
Promising
6
Q
Biased
A
A
Prejudiced
7
Q
Daunt
A
V
To intimidate
To discourage
8
Q
Disentangle
A
V
To free from tangles or complications
9
Q
Fated
A
A
Destined to occur
10
Q
Hoodwink
A
V
To deceive
11
Q
Inanimate
A
A
Not alive
Dead
Inert
12
Q
Incinerate
A
V
To burn up
13
Q
Intrepid
A
A
Very brave
Fearless
14
Q
Larceny
A
N
Theft
15
Q
Pliant
A
A
Flexible
Bending easily
16
Q
Pompous
A
A
Self-important
17
Q
Precipice
A
N
A steep cliff
Brink (or edge) of disaster
18
Q
Rectify
A
V
To make right
Correct
19
Q
Reprieve
A
NV
A temporary relief or postponement
To grant a postponement
20
Q
Revile
A
V
To call bad names
To attack with words
