English Vocab Unit 3 Sadlier Oxford
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abridge | (v) to make shorter |
| adherent | (n) a follower, supporter (adj) attached, sticking to |
| altercation | (n) an angry argument |
| cherubic | (adj) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent |
| condone | (v) to pardon or overlook |
| dissent | (v) to disagree (n) disagreement |
| eminent | (adj) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting |
| exorcise | (v) to drive our by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive |
| fabricate | (v) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent |
| irate | (adj) angry |
| marauder | (n) a raider, plunder |
| obesity | (n) excessive fatness |
| pauper | (n) an extremely poor person |
| pilfer | (v) to steal in small quantities |
| rift | (n) a split, break, breach |
| semblance | (n) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition |
| surmount | (v) to overcome, to rise above |
| terminate | (v) to bring to an end |
| trite | (adj) commonplace; overused, stale |
| usurp | (v) to seize and hold a position by force or without right |
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