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Vocab unit 4
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9th Grade
12/31/2013

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abscond
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verb-to run off and hide
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access
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noun-approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase

verb-to get at; obtain

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anarchy
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noun-a lack of government and law; confusion
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arduous
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adjective- hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspicious
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adjective-favorable, fortunate
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daunt
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verb-to overcome with fear, intimidate;to dishearten, discorage
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disentangle
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verb-to free from tangles or complications
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fated
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adjective-determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwink
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verb-to mislead by a trick, swindle
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inanimate
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adjective-not having life; without energy or spirit
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incinerate
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verb- to burn to ashes
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intrepid
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adjective-very brave, fearless, unshakable
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larceny
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noun-theft
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pliant
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adjetive-bending readily; easily influenced
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pompous
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adjective-overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
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precipice
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noun- a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
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prototype
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noun- an origional model on which later versions are patterned
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rectify
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verb- to make right, correct
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reprieve
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noun- a temporary relief or delay

verb- to grant a postponement

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revile
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verb- to attack with words, call bad names
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