Sadlier Level D Unit 4

abscond

(v.) to run off to and hide

access

(n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things or an increase

(v.) to get at or obtain

anarchy

(n.) a lack of government and law, confusion

arduous

(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort

auspicious

(adj.) favorable, fortunate

daunt

(v.) to overcome with fear, intimidate, to dishearten, discourage

disentangle

(v.) to free from tangles or complications

fated

(adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune

hoodwink

(v.) to mislead by a trick, swindle

inanimate

(adj.) not having life, without energy or spirit

incinerate

(v.) to burn to ashes

intrepid

(adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakeable

larceny

(n.) theft

pliant

(adj.) bending readily, easily influenced

pompous

(adj.) overly self-important in speech or manner, excessive stately or ceremonious

precipice

(n.) a very steep cliff, the brink or edge of disaster

prototype

(n.) an original model on which later versions are patterned

rectify

(v.) to make right, correct

reprieve

(n.) a temporary relief or delay

(v.) to grant postponement

revile

(v.) to attack with words, call bad names