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9th Grade

Unit 4 Words 1-20

TermDefinition
abscond (v.) to run off and hide SYNONYMS: bolt, make off, skip town
access (n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (v.) to get at, obtain SYNONYMS: (n.) entry, admittance, entree ANTONYMS: (n.) total exclusion
anarchy (n.) lack of government and law; confusion SYNONYMS: chaos, disorder, turmoil, pandemonium ANTONYMS: law and order, peace and quiet
arduous (adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort SYNONYMS: hard, difficult, laborious, fatiguing ANTONYMS: easy, simple, effortless
auspicious (adj.) favorable; fortunate SYNONYMS: promising, encouraging, propitious ANTONYMS: ill-omened, ominous, sinister
biased (adj.) favoring one side unduly; prejudiced SYNONYMS: unfair, partial, bigoted ANTONYMS: fair, impartial, unprejudiced, just
daunt (v.) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage SYNONYMS: dismay, cow ANTONYMS: encourage, embolden, reassure
disentangle (v.) to free from tangles or complications SYNONYMS: unravel, unwind, unscramble, unsnarl ANTONYMS: tangle up, ensnarl, snag
fated (adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune SYNONYMS: destined, preordained, doomed ANTONYMS: accidental, fortuitous, chance, random
hoodwink (v.) to mislead by a trick, deceive SYNONYMS: dupe, put one over on ANTONYMS: undeceive, disabuse, clue in
inanimate (adj.) not having life; without energy or spirit SYNONYMS: lifeless, dead, inert, spiritless ANTONYMS: living, alive, energetic, lively, sprightly
incinerate (v.) to burn to ashes SYNONYMS: burn up, cremate, reduce to ashes
intrepid (adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable SYNONYMS: valiant, courageous, audacious, daring ANTONYMS: timid, cowardly, craven
larceny (n.) theft SYNONYMS: stealing, robbery, burglary
pliant (adj.) bending readily; easily influenced SYNONYMS: supple, flexible, elastic, plastic ANTONYMS: rigid, stiff, inflexible, set in stone
pompous (adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious SYNONYMS: pretentious, highfalutin, bombastic ANTONYMS: unpretentious, unaffected, plain
precipice (n.) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster SYNONYMS: cliff, crag, bluff, promontory, ledge ANTONYMS: abyss, chasm, gorge
rectify (v.) to make right, correct SYNONYMS: remedy, set right ANTONYMS: mess up, botch, bungle
reprieve (n.) a temporary relief or delay; (v.) to grant a postponement SYNONYMS: (n.) stay, respite; (v.) postpone, delay ANTONYMS: (v.) proceed
revile (v.) to attack with words, call bad names SYNONYMS: inveigh against, malign, vilify, denounce ANTONYMS: praise, acclaim, revere, idolize
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