vocab hi Flashcards
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abscond
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(v.) to run off and hide
2
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access
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(n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase
(v.) to get at obtain
3
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arduous
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(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort
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disentangle
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(v.) to free from tangles or complications
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fated
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(adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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intrepid
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(adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable
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pompous
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(adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner, excessively stately or ceremonious
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precipice
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(n.) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
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reprieve
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(n.) a temporary relief or delay;
(v.) to grant a postponement
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revile
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(v.) to attack with words, call bad names