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chapters 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| admonish | verb to caution or advise against something |
| breach | noun an opening gap |
| brigand | noun a bandit |
| circumspect | adj careful cautious |
| commandeer | verb to seize for military or official use |
| cumbersome | adj clumsy, hard to handle |
| deadlock | noun a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or fractions |
| debris | noun scattered fragments |
| diffuse | verb to spread freely or widely |
| dilemma | noun a difficult or perplexing situation |
| efface | verb to wipe out to keep oneself from being noticed |
| muddle | verb to make a mess of |
| opinionated | adj stubborn and often unreasonable in holding ones own ideas |
| perennial | adj lasting for a long time, persistent |
| predispose | verb to incline beforehand |
| relinquish | verb to let go or give up |
| salvage | verb to save from fire or shipwreck |
| spasmodic | adj sudden and violent but brief |
| spurious | adj not genuine not true not valid |
| unbridled | adj uncontrolled lacking in restraint |
| adjourn | verb to stop proceedings temporarily |
| alien | noun a citizen of another country |
| comely | adj having a pleasure experience |
| compensate | verb to make up for |
| dissolute | adj to loose in ones morals or behavior |
| erratic | adj not regular or consistent |
| expulsion | noun the process of driving or forcing out |
| feint | noun a deliberately deceptive moment |
| fodder | noun food for horses or cattle |
| fortify | verb to strengthen or build up |
| illegible | adj difficult or impossible to read |
| jeer | verb to make fun rudely or unkindly |
| lucrative | adj bringing in money |
| mediocre | adj average, ordinary |
| proliferate | verb to reproduce, increase |
| subjugate | verb to conquer by force |
| sully | verb to soil stain or tarnish |
| tantalize | verb to tarnish or defile |
| terse | adj brief and to the point |
| unflinching | adj firm showing no signs of fear |
| abridge | verb to make shorter |
| adherent | noun to a follower or supporter |
| altercation | noun an angry argument |
| cherubic | adj resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful round or chubby face |
| condone | verb to pardon or overlook |
| dissent | verb to disagree |
| eminent | adj famous or outstanding |
| exorcise | verb to drive out by magic |
| fabricate | verb to make or manufacture |
| irate | adj angry |
| marauder | noun a raider or plunderer |
| obesity | noun excessive fatness |
| pauper | noun an extremely poor person |
| pilfer | verb to steak in small quantities |
| rift | noun a split or break |
| semblance | noun a likeness |
| surmount | verb to overcome |
| terminate | verb to bring to an end |
| trite | adj commonplace |
| usurp | verb to seize and hold a position by force |
| abscond | verb to run off and hide |
| access | noun to approach or get admittance to place |
| anarchy | noun a lack of government |
| arduous | adj hard to do |
| auspicious | adj hard to do |
| biased | adj favoring one side |
| daunt | verb to overcome with fear |
| disentangle | verb to free from tangles |
| fated | adj determined in advance |
| hoodwink | verb to mislead by a trick |
| inanimate | adj not having life |
| incinerate | adj not having life |
| intrepid | adj very brave fearless unshakable |
| larceny | noun theft |
| pliant | adj bending easily |
| pompous | adj overly self important |
| precipice | noun a very steep cliff |
| rectify | verb to make right |
| reprieve | noun a temporary relief or delay |
| revile | verb to attack with words |
| accomplice | noun a person who takes part in a crime |
| annihilate | verb to destroy completely |
| arbitrary | adj unreasonable |
| brazen | adj shameless |
| catalyst | noun a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction |
| exodus | a large scale departure or flight |
| facilitate | verb to make easier |
| incorrigible | adj not able to be corrected |
| latent | adj hidden present but not realized |
| militant | adj given to fighting |
| morose | adj having gloomy or sullen manner |
| opaque | adj not letting light through |
| paramount | adj chief in importance |
| prattle | verb to talk aimlessly |
| rebut | verb to offer arguments or evidence |
| reprimand | verb to scold |
| servitude | noun slavery forced labor |
| slapdash | adj carelessly and hasty |
| stagnant | adj not running or flowing |
| succumb | verb to give way to superior force |
| atone | verb to make up for |
| bondage | noun slavery |
| credible | adj believable |
| defray | verb to pay for |
| diligent | adj hard working |
| doleful | adj sad |
| ghastly | adj frightful |
| hamper | verb to hold back |
| hew | verb to shape or cut down |
| impoverished | adj poor or in a state of poverty |
| incessant | adj never stopping |
| intricate | adj complicated |
| lucid | adj easy to understand |
| posthumous | adj occurring or published after death |
| prim | adj overly neat |
| sardonic | adj grimly or scornfully mocking |
| superfluous | adj exceeding what is sufficient or required excess |
| supplant | verb to take the place of supersede |
| taunt | verb to jeer at mock |
| tenactious | adj holding fast |
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