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level D Unit 4 vocad
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Language - English
9th Grade
10/21/2009

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Term
abscond
Definition
(v) to run off and hide
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access
Definition
(n) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (v) to get at
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anarchy
Definition
(n) lack in government and law; confusion
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arduous
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(adj) hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspisious
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(adj) favorable , fortunate
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biased
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(adj) favoring one side; prejudiced
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daunt
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(v) to overcome with fear; intmidate
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disentangle
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(v) to free from tangles or complications
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fated
Definition
(adj) determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwink
Definition
(v) to mislead by a trick, deceive
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incinerate
Definition
(v) to burn to ashes
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inanimate
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(adj) not having life; without energy or spirt
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intrepid
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(adj) very brave, fearless, unshakable
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larceny
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(n) theft
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pliant
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(adj) bending readily; easily influenced; flexible
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pompous
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(adj) overly self-important

 

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precipice
Definition
(n) a very steep cliff, the brink or edge of disaster
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rectify
Definition
(v) to make right; correct
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reprieve
Definition

(n) a temporary relief or delay

(v) to grant a postponement

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revile
Definition
(v) to attack with words, call bad names
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