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unit 3 english
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abridge | (v.) to make shorter. |
| adherent | (n.) a follower, supporter; (adj.) attached, sticking to. |
| altercation | (n.) an energy argument. |
| cherubic | (adj.) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubbyface; sweet and innocent. |
| condone | (v.) to pardon or overlook. |
| dissent | (v.) to disagree; (n.) disagreement |
| eminent | (adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting. |
| exorcise | (v.) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome menacing, or oppressive. |
| fabricate | (v.) to make, manufacture, to make up, invent. |
| irate | (adj.) angry |
| marauder | (n.) a raider, plunderer. |
| obesity | (n.) excessive fatness. |
| pauper | (n.) an extremely poor person. |
| pilfer | (v.) to steal in small quanities |
| rift | (n.) a split, break, breach. |
| semblance | (n.) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition. |
| surmount | (v.) to overcome, rise above. |
| terminate | (v.) to bring to an end. |
| trite | (adj.) commonplace; overused, stale. |
| usurp | (v.) to sieze and hold a position by force or without right. |