Vocab Chapter 4 Flashcards
Access
Admittance to a place (Noun)
To get at, obtain (Verb)
Abscond
To run off and hide (Verb)
Anarchy
A lack of government or law, chaos (Noun)
Arduous
Hard to do (Adjective)
Auspicious
Favorable, fortunate (Adjective)
Daunt
To overcome with fear (Verb)
Disentangle
To free from tangles or complications (Verb)
Fated
To be determined in advance (Adjective)
Hoodwink
To trick (Verb)
Inanimate
Having no life, not moving (Adjective)
Incinerate
To burn to ashes (Verb)
Intrepid
Very brave, fearless (Adjective)
Larceny
Theft (Noun)
Pliant
Bending readily, easily influenced (Adjective)
Pompous
Overly self important (Adjective)
Precipice
A very steep cliff or edge
Prototype
An early model that later is turned into a final product (Noun)
Rectify
To make right or correct (Verb)
Reprieve
A temporary relief or delay (Noun)
To grant a postponement (Verb)
Revile
To attack with words, call bad names (Verb)