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vocabulary D
Vocabulary D Unit 4
| words | definitions |
|---|---|
| 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 |