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Unit 3 Vocabulary
Mr. Strickland's English 1 - Unit 3 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Abridge | To make shorter |
Adherent | A follower, supporter; attached, sticking to |
Altercation | An angry argument |
Cherubic | Resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent |
Condone | To pardon or overlook |
Dissent | To disagree; disagreement |
Eminent | Famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting |
Exorcise | To drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive |
Fabricate | To make, manufacture; to make up, invent |
Gluttony | Engaging in extreme eating or drinking; greedy overindulgence |
Irate | Angry |
Marauder | A raider, plunderer |
Pauper | An extremely poor person |
Pilfer | To steal in small quantities |
Rift | A split, break, breach |
Semblance | A likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition |
Surmount | To overcome, rise above |
Terminate | To bring to an end |
Trite | Commonplace; overused, stale |
Usurp | To seize and hold a position by force or without right |