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Vocabulary Unit 4
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Level D Unit 4
Word | Definition |
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abscond | v. to run off and hide |
access | n. approach or admittance to places; 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; prejudiced |
daunt | v. to overcome with fear, intimidate; 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 |
percipice | n. 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 |