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List 19
Unit 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| access | admittance; entry |
| excess | surplus; overabundance |
| affect | influence; change; have an emotional effect on |
| effect | result; consequence |
| allusion | hint; reference made to something not directly mentioned |
| illusion | misleading visual impression; delusion |
| cede | surrender; hand over |
| secede | withdraw; leave; quit |
| confidant | close friend; a person to whom secrets are entrusted |
| confident | self-assured; self-sufficient; positive |
| council | committee; an advisory body |
| counsel | advice given from a trusted person; legal advisor |
| hoard | store up; save |
| horde | a large crowd; a throng |
| idle | lazy; out of work |
| idol | a popular hero |
| momentous | very important; crucial |
| momentum | the force of speed with which something moves |
| persecute | pester; cause to suffer |
| prosecute | put on trial; take legal action |
| principal | head of a school; leading; dominant |
| principle | truth; belief; attitude |
| punctilious | exact; precise; correct; fussy |
| punctual | prompt; on time |