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Unit 3
| 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 quantites |
| 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 |