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Vocabulary Unit 3
Vocabulary Workshop Unit 3 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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, slate |
| Usurp | To seize and hold a position by force or without right |