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Chapter 3 Vocab Gr10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 opressive |
| fabricate | to make,manufacture;to make up, invent |
| gluttony | engage 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 |