vocab hi Flashcards

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abscond

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(v.) to run off and hide

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access

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(n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase
(v.) to get at obtain

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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

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