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vocabulary D
Vocabulary D Unit 4
words | definitions |
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incinerate | to burn to ashes |
pompous | overly self important in speech and manner |
revile | to attack with words, to call bad names |
daunt | to overcome with fear, to intimidate, to dishearten |
larceny | theft |
abscond | to run off and hide |
access | admittance to persons, places or things |
rectify | to make right, correct |
auspicious | favorable, fortunate |
pliant | bending readily |
anarchy | a lack of government and law |
fated | determined in advance |
precipice | a very steep cliff, the brink or edge of disaster |
inanimate | not having life iwth energy or spirit |
reprieve | a temporary relief or delay |
intrepid | very brave, fearless, unshakable |
arduous | hard to do, requiring much effort |
biased | favoring one side utterly |
disetangle | to free from tangles or complications |
hoodwink | to mislead by a trick or deceive |