Unit 4D Flashcards

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access

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approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase

to get at, obtain

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abscond

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to run off and hide

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anarchy

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a lack of government and law; confusion

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arduous

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hard to do, requiring much effort

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auspicious

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favourable; fortunate

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daunt

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to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

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disentangle

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to free from tangles or complications

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fated

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determined in advance by destiny or fortune

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hoodwink

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to mislead by a trick, swindle; put one over, fool

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inanimate

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not having life; without energy or spirit

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incinerate

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to burn to ashes

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intrepid

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very brave, fearless, unshakable

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larceny

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theft; robbery, stealing

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pliant

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bending readily; easily influenced

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pompous

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overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious

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precipice

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a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

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prototype

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an original model on which later versions are patterned

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rectify

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to make right, correct; set right

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reprieve

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a temporary relief or delay

to grant a postponement

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revile

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to attack with words, call bad names; malign; vilify