Vocab Chapter 4 Flashcards by Gavin Johnson | Brainscape

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Access

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Admittance to a place (Noun)

To get at, obtain (Verb)

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Abscond

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To run off and hide (Verb)

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Anarchy

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A lack of government or law, chaos (Noun)

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Arduous

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Hard to do (Adjective)

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Auspicious

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Favorable, fortunate (Adjective)

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Daunt

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To overcome with fear (Verb)

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Disentangle

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To free from tangles or complications (Verb)

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Fated

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To be determined in advance (Adjective)

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Hoodwink

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To trick (Verb)

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Inanimate

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Having no life, not moving (Adjective)

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Incinerate

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To burn to ashes (Verb)

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Intrepid

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Very brave, fearless (Adjective)

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Larceny

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Theft (Noun)

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Pliant

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Bending readily, easily influenced (Adjective)

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Pompous

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Overly self important (Adjective)

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Precipice

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A very steep cliff or edge

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Prototype

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An early model that later is turned into a final product (Noun)

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Rectify

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To make right or correct (Verb)

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Reprieve

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A temporary relief or delay (Noun)

To grant a postponement (Verb)

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Revile

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To attack with words, call bad names (Verb)