vocab unit 4 Flashcards

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access

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approach or admittance to places, things; an increase; to get at; obtain

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abscond

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to run off and hide

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anarchy a

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a lack of government and law; confusion

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arduous

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hard to do, requiring much effort

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auspicious

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favorable; fortunate

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biased

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favoring one side unduly; prejudiced

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daunt

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to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage.

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disentangle

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to free from tangles or complications

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fated

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determined in advance by destiny or fortunate

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hoodwink

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to mislead by a trick

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inanimate

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not having life; without energy or spirit

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incinerate

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burn to ashes

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intrepid

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very brave, fearless, unshakable

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larceny

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theft

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pliant

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bending readily; easily influenced

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pompous

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overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious

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precipice

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very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

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rectify

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to make right, correct

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reprieve

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temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement

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revile

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attack with words, call bad names