Unit 4 Vocabulary Enrichment.

Randy L. (United States of America)
Mr. Latini
English I, L2
Vocabulary: Unit 4
20 words 7 learners

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  1. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  2. pompous
    characterized by ceremony and stately display
    A pompous, boasting sort of man, I did not like him at all. Wood, Mrs. Henry
    Show-off, stuck-up, conceited,
  3. access
    the right to enter
    Access can be a noun or a verb.

    You can be given access to a building.
    Or
    You may need a password in order to access the school's network.
  4. daunting
    discouraging through fear
    Tuition is free, but the entrance exam is expensive and daunting.
  5. incinerate
    become reduced to ashes
  6. precipice
    a very steep cliff
  7. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
    The roof came off one wild night—burned off by an infuriated mob of the dogs who had been repressed and whipped into anarchy. Hughes, James L. (James Laughlin)
  8. disentangle
    separate a twisted mass
    The forces became considerably mixed, but were eventually disentangled without many casualties. Moulin, Louis Eug?ne du
  9. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
    We have far more pressing issues at hand, but I could envision an intrepid politician bringing up such an idea at some point. Forbes (Jan 9, 2012)
  10. rectify
    make right or correct
  11. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  12. fated
    (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate
  13. larceny
    the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
  14. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
  15. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  16. hoodwink
    conceal one's true motives from
  17. pliant
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  18. revile
    spread negative information about
  19. inanimate
    not endowed with life
  20. biased
    favoring one person or side over another
Created on Mon Jan 30 13:09:04 EST 2012 (updated Mon Jan 30 19:49:16 EST 2012)

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