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Stadlier Oxford D
WCHS Unit 4-D
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| abscond | (v) to run and hide |
| access | (n) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; (v) to get at, obtain |
| anarchy | (n) a lack of government and law; confusion |
| arduous | (n) hard to do, requiring much effort |
| auspicious | (adj) favorable; fortunate |
| biased | (adj) favoring one side unduly; prejuciced |
| daunt | (v) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage |
| disentangle | (v) to free from tangles or complications |
| fated | (adj) determined in advance by destiny or fortune |
| hoodwink | (v) to mislead by a trick, deceive |
| inanimate | (adj) not having life; without energy or spirit |
| incinerate | to burn to ashes |
| intrepid | (v) very brave, fearless, unshakable |
| larceny | (n) theft |
| pliant | (adj) bending readily; easily influenced |
| pompous | (adj) overly self-important in speech and manner |
| precipice | (n) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster |
| rectify | (v) to make right, correct |
| reprieve | (n) a temporary relief or delay; (v) to grant a postponement |
| revile | (v) to attack with words |