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MIS Unit 4 Vocabulary
MIS Unit 4 Vocabulary
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English
8th Grade
03/15/2015

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Abscond (verb)
Definition
to run off and hide
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Access (noun)
Definition
approach or admittance to places, persons, things: an increase
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Anarchy (noun)
Definition
a lack of government and law, confusion
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Arduous (adj)
Definition
hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspicious (adj)
Definition
favorable; fortunate
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biased (adj)
Definition
favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
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daunt (verb)`
Definition
to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
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disentangle (verb)
Definition
to free from tangles or complications
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fated (adj)
Definition
determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwink (verb)
Definition
to mislead by a trick, deceive
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inanimate (adj)
Definition
not having life; without energy or spirit
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incinerate (verb)
Definition
to burn to ashes
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intrepid (adj)
Definition
very brave, fearless, unshakable
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larceny (noun)
Definition
theft
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pliant (adj)
Definition
bending readily, easily influenced
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pompous (adj)
Definition
overly self important in speech or manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
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precipice (noun)
Definition
a very steep cliff, the brink or edge of disaster
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rectify (verb)
Definition
to make right, correct
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revile (verb)
Definition
to attack with words, call bad names
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Reprieve (noun)
Definition
Temporary relief of delay
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