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Vocab Unit 3 D D
Jenkins Vocabulary Unit 3 Definitions 9th Grade Level D
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abridge | v. to make shorter |
| Adherent | n. a follower, supporter, adj. attached, sticking to |
| Altercation | n. an angry argument |
| Cherubic | adj. resembling an angel with a round, chubby face |
| 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. a extremely poor person |
| Pilfer | v. to steal in small quantities |
| Rift | n a split, break, breach |
| Semblance | n. a likeness; an outward appearance; apparition |
| Surmount | v. to overcome, rise above |
| Terminate | v. to bring to an end |
| Trite | adj. commonplace; overused, stale |
| Usurp | v. to seize and hold a position by force or without right |