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Vocab eng quarter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abridge | To make shorter |
| Adherent | [n.] A follower, Supporter; [Adj.] attached, sticking to |
| Altercation | an angry argument |
| Cherubic | resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, chubby face; sweet and innocent |
| Condone | to pardon or overlook |
| Dissent | [v] to disagree; [n] 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 makeup, invent |
| Irate | angry |
| Marauder | a raider, plunderer |
| Obesity | Excessive fatness |
| 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 |