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Unit 4
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9th Grade
10/25/2012
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abscond
 Definition
to run off and hide
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access
 Definition
approach or admittance to places
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anarchy
 Definition
lack of government and law
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arduous
 Definition
hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspicious
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favorable
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biased
 Definition
favoring one side unduly
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daunt
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to overcome with fear, intimidate
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disentangle
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to free from tangles or complications
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fated
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determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwink
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to mislead by a trick, deceive
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inanimate
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not having life
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incinerate
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to burn to ashes
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intrepid
 Definition
very brave, fearless
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larceny
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theft
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pliant
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bending readily, easily influenced
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pompous
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overly self-important
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precipice
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very steep cliff, the brink or edge of disaster
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rectify
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to make right
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reprieve
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(n)a temporary relief or delay
(v)to grant a postponement
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revile
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to attack with words,call bad names
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