Vocab Section 3 Honors Eng I

abridge (v.)

to make shorter

adherent (n.)

a follower, supporter

adherent (adj.)

attached, sticking to

altercation (n.)

an angry argument

cherubic (adj.)

resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent

condone (v.)

to pardon or overlook

dissent (v.)

to disagree

dissent (n.)

dissagreement

eminent (adj.)

famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

exorcise (v.)

to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive

fabricate (v.)

to make, manufacture; to make up; invent

gluttony (n.)

engaging in extreme eating or drinking; greedy overindulgence

irate (adj.)

angry

marauder (n.)

a raider, plunderer

pauper (n.)

an extremely poor person

pilfer (v.)

to steal in small quantities

rift (n.)

a split, break, breach

semblance (n.)

a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparation

surmount (v.)

to overcome, rise above

terminate (v.)

to bring to an end

trite (adj.)

commonplace; overused, stale

usurp (v.)

to seize and hold a position by force or without right

abridge (v.) sentence

The publisher had to abridge the novel to make it less than 800 pages.

adherent (n.) sentence

Every loyal adherent of the club attended the yearly meeting to vote.

adherent (adj.) sentence

The bandage was adherent to the skin and stayed in place all day.

altercation (n.) sentence

The two drivers had a altercation in the street after a minor traffic accident.

cherubic (adj.) sentence

The sleeping baby had a calm, cherubic face that looked like a little angel.

condone (v.) sentence

The school principal stated that she would not condone bullying of any kind.

dissent (v.) sentence

One board member chose to dissent from the group's final decision.

dissent (n.) sentence

There was open dissent among the team when the new rules were announced.

eminent (adj.) sentence

An eminent scientist was invited to speak at the university's graduation ceremony.

exorcise (v.) sentence

She tried to exorcise her fears by talking openly about what troubled her.

fabricate (v.) sentence

The suspect tried to fabricate a false alibi to trick the police detectives.

gluttony (n.) sentence

After eating three large slices of cake, he felt sick from his own gluttony.

irate (adj.) sentence

The customer became irate when his food arrived cold and an hour late.

marauder (n.) sentence

A fierce marauder stole food and supplies from the coastal village during the night.

pauper (n.) sentence

The pauper had no money and slept under a bridge.

pilfer (v.) sentence

Someone tried to pilfer small items from the shop counter when the clerk turned away.

rift (n.) sentence

The disagreement caused a deep rift in their lifelong friendship.

semblance (n.) sentence

She tried to keep a semblance of order in the noisy classroom.

surmount (v.) sentence

With hard work, she managed to surmount every obstacle in her path.

terminate (v.) sentence

The company decided to terminate the contract early due to poor results.

trite (adj.) sentence

His speech was full of trite phrases that everyone had heard a hundred times.

usurp (v.) sentence

The ambitious general tried to usurp the throne from the rightful king.