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Vocab Unit 3
Vocabulary Workshop
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abridge | Verb: to make shorter |
| Adherent | Noun: a follower, supporter Adjective: attached, sticking to |
| Altercation | Noun: an angry argument |
| Cherubic | Adjective: resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent |
| Condone | Verb: to pardon or overlook |
| Dissent | Verb: to disagree Noun: disagreement |
| Eminent | Adjective: famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting |
| Exorcise | Verb: to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive |
| Fabricate | Verb: to make, manufacture; to make up, invent |
| Irate | Adjective: angry |
| Marauder | Noun: raider, plunderer |
| Obesity | Noun: excessive fatness |
| Pauper | Noun: an extremely poor person |
| Pilfer | Verb: to steal in small quantities |
| Rift | Noun: a split, break, breach |
| Semblance | Noun: a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition |
| Surmount | Verb: to overcome, rise above |
| Terminate | Verb: to bring to an end |
| Trite | Adjective: commonplace; overused, stale |
| Usurp | Verb: to seize and hold a position by force or without right |