Vocab Unit 4 Flashcards

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Access

A

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

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2
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Anarchy

A

Lack of government and law;confusion

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3
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Arduous

A

Hard to do, requiring much effort

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4
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Auspicious

A

Favorable;fortunate

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5
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Biased

A

Favoring one side unduly; prejudiced

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6
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Daunt

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To overcome with fear,intimidate; to dishearten, discourge

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7
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Disentangle

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To free from tangles or complications

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8
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Fated

A

Determined in advance by destiny or fortune

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9
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Hoodwink

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To mislead by a trick, deceive

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10
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Inanimate

A

Not having life; without energy or spirit

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11
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Incinerate

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To burn to ashes

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12
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Intrepid

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Very brave, fearless, unshakeable

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13
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Larceny

A

Theft

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14
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Pliant

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Bending readily;easily influenced

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15
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Pompous

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

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16
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Precipice

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A very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

17
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Rectify

A

To make right, correct

18
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Reprieve

A

A temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement

19
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Revile

A

To attack with words, call bad names

20
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Abscond

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To run off and hide