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Unit 3
9th Grade
| definition | word |
|---|---|
| to make shorter | abridge |
| a follower, supporter; attached, sticking to | adherent |
| an angry argument | altercation |
| resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent | cherubic |
| to pardon or overlook | condone |
| to disagree; disagreement | dissent |
| famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting | eminent |
| to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive | exorcise |
| to make, manufacture; to make up, invent | fabricate |
| angy | irate |
| a raider, plunderer | marauder |
| excessive fatness | obesity |
| an extremely poor person | pauper |
| to steal in small quantities | pilfer |
| a split, beak, breach | rift |
| a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition | semblance |
| to overcome, rise above | surmount |
| to bring to an end | terminate |
| commonplace; overused, state | trite |
| to seize and hold a position by force or without right | usurp |