Vocab unit 3
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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 out 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, plunderer |
| 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, 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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