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English vocab # 3
unit #3 vocabulary definitions
| word | definition | part of speech |
|---|---|---|
| adherent | a follower,supporter | noun |
| altercation | an angry argument | noun |
| cherubic | resembling an angel portrayed as child with a beautiful,round,or chubby face;sweet and innocent | adjective |
| condone | to pardon or overlook | verb |
| dissent | disagreement | verb |
| eminent | famous,outstanding,distinguished;projecting | adjective |
| exorcise | to drive out by majic,to dispose of something troublesome,menacing or oppressive | verb |
| fabricate | to make,manufacture;to make up,invent | verb |
| irate | angry | adjective |
| marauder | a raider,plunderer | noun |
| obesity | excessive fatness | noun |
| pauper | an extremely poor person | noun |
| pilfer | to steal in small quantities | verb |
| rift | to split,break,breach | noun |
| semblance | a likeness;an outward appearance;an apparition | noun |
| surmount | to overcome,rise above | verb |
| terminate | to bring to an end | verb |
| trite | commonplace;overused,stale | adjective |
| usurp | to seize and hold a position by force or without right | verb |
| abridge | to make shorter | verb |