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Padgett 8.V.U4

Unit 4

QuestionAnswer
abscond (v) to run off and hide
access (n) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (v) to get at, obtain
anarchy (n) a lack of government and law; confusion
arduous (adj) hard to do, requiring much effort
auspicious (adj) favorable; fortunate
biased (adj) favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
daunt (v) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
disentangle (v) to free from tangles or complications
fated (adj) determined in advance by destiny or fortune
hoodwink (v) to mislead by a trick, deceive
inanimate (adj) not having life; without energy or spirit
incinerate (v) to burn to ashes
intrepid (adj) very brave, fearless, unshakable
larceny (n) theft
pliant (adj) bending readily; easily influenced
pompous (adj) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
precipice (n) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
rectify (v) to make right, correct
reprieve (n) a temporary relief or delay; (v) to grant postponement
revile (v) to attack with words, call bad names
What part of speech os HOODWINK? Verb
What part of speechis INTREPID? Adjective
What part of speech is PRECIPICE? Noun
What part of speech is RECTIFY? Verb
What part of speech is REPRIEVE? Noun & Verb
What part of speech is REVILE? Verb
A SYNONYM for DAUNTED is intimidated
A SYNONYM for BIASED is prejudiced
A SYNONYM for PRECIPICE is cliff
A SYNONYM for INANIMATE is lifeless
A SYNONYM for INTEPID is valient
A SYNONYM for ACCESS is entry
A SYNONYM for ANARCHY is chaos
A Synonym for ARDUOUS is difficult
An ANTONYM for POMPOUS is unaffected
An ANTONYM for ARDUOUS is easy
An ANTONYM for FATED random
An ANTONYM for PLIANT is inflexible
An ANTONYM for REVILE is praise
An ANTONYM for AUSPICIOUS is sinister
An ANTONYM for REPRIEVE is proceed
Created by: npadgett
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