Sadlier Level D unit 4

abscond

to run off and hide

access

approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; to get at, obtain

anarchy

a lack of government and law; confusion

arduous

hard to do, requiring much effort

auspicious

favorable; fortunate

biased

favoring one side unduly; predudices

daunt

to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

disentangle

to free from tangles or complications

fated

determined in advance by destiny or fortune

hoodwink

to mislead by a trick, deceive

inanimate

not having life; without energy or spirit

incinerate

to burn to ashes

intrepid

very brave, fearless, unshakable

larceny

theft

pliant

bending readily; easily influenced

pompous

over self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious

precipice

a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

rectify

to make right, correct

reprieve

a temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement

revile

to attack with words, call bad name