vocab unit 4

Question 0

access

Answer 0

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

Question 1

abscond

Answer 1

to run off and hide

Question 2

anarchy a

Answer 2

a lack of government and law; confusion

Question 3

arduous

Answer 3

hard to do, requiring much effort

Question 4

auspicious

Answer 4

favorable; fortunate

Question 5

biased

Answer 5

favoring one side unduly; prejudiced

Question 6

daunt

Answer 6

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

Question 7

disentangle

Answer 7

to free from tangles or complications

Question 8

fated

Answer 8

determined in advance by destiny or fortunate

Question 9

hoodwink

Answer 9

to mislead by a trick

Question 10

inanimate

Answer 10

not having life; without energy or spirit

Question 11

incinerate

Answer 11

burn to ashes

Question 12

intrepid

Answer 12

very brave, fearless, unshakable

Question 13

larceny

Answer 13

theft

Question 14

pliant

Answer 14

bending readily; easily influenced

Question 15

pompous

Answer 15

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

Question 16

precipice

Answer 16

very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

Question 17

rectify

Answer 17

to make right, correct

Question 18

reprieve

Answer 18

temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement

Question 19

revile

Answer 19

attack with words, call bad names