Flashcards in Unit 4: Definitions Deck (20)
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Abscond
To run off and hide
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Access
Approach of admittance to places, persons, things; an increase
To get at, obtain
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Anarchy
A lack of government and law; confusion
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Arduous
Hard to do, requiring much effort
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Auspicious
Favorable; fortunate
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Biased
favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
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Daunt
To overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
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Disentangle
To free from tangles or complications
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Fated
Determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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Hoodwink
To mislead by a trick, decieve
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Inanimate
Not having life; without energy or spirit
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Incinerate
To burn to ashes
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Intrepid
Very brave, fearless, unshakeable
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Larceny
Theft
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Pilant
Bending readily; easily influenced
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Pompous
Overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or cermonious
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Precipice
A very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
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Rectify
To make right, correct
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Reprieve
A temporary relief or delay
To grant a postponement
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