sadlier-oxford vocabulary workshop level d unit 4
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vball4life on December 18, 2008
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THE MOST AWESOME HONORS freshman english :), CCS 9th Grade, Mrs.Roy KHS
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 biased | favoring one side unduly, prejudiced |
| pliant | bending readily; easily influenced |
| larceny | theft |
| abscond | to run off and hide |
| inanimate | not having life; without energy or spirit |
| daunt | to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage |
| hoodwink | to mislead by a trick, deceive |
| precipice | a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster |
| disentangle | to free from tangles or complications |
| pompous | overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious |
| incinerate | to burn to ashes |
| rectify | to make right, correct |
| arduous | hard to do, requiring much effort |
| auspicious | favorable, fortunate |
| access | (n. )approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase (v.) to get at, obtain |
| anarchy | a lack of government and law; confusion |
| intrepid | very brave, fearless, unshakable |
| reprieve | (n.) a temporary relief or delay (v.) to grant a postponement |
| fated | determined in advance by destiny or fortune |
| revile | to attack with bad words, call bad names |
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