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abscond
to run off and hide, someone who did something wrong
access
admittance, entry
anarchy
a lack of goverment
arduous
hard to do, difficult, fatiguing
auspicious
fortunate, promising
prototype
an original model on which later versions are patterned
daunt
overcome with fear, dismay, cow
disentangle
to free from tangles/complications, unravel, unwind
fated
destined, doomed, determined in advance by destiny/fortune
hoodwinked
deceive, mislead by a trick, dupe
incinerate
to burn to ashes, burn up, cremate
intrepid
to be brave, fearless
larceny
stealing, robbery, theft
pliant
bending easily, flexible, elastic
pompous
overly self important, pretentious, bombastic
precipice
a very steep cliff, brink, edge
rectify
to make right, correct
reprieve
stay, postpone, temporary relief
revile
to attack with words, call bad names, denounce
inanimate
not having life; without energy or spirit
accomplice
a person who takes part in a crime
annihilate
to destroy completely
arbitrary
unreasonable based on ones own wishes or whim without regard for reason or fairness
brazen
made of brass shameless impudent
catalyst
a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction any agent that causes change
exodus
a large scale departure or flight
facilitate
to make easier assist
incorrigible
not able to be corrected beyond control
latent
hidden present but not realized
militant
given to fighting active and aggressive in support of a cause activist
morose
having a gloomy or sullen manner not friendly or sociable
opaque
not letting light through not clear or lucid dense stupid
paramount
chief in importance above all others
prattle
to talk in an aimless foolish or simple way baby talk
rebut
to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion to refute
reprimand
to scold find fault with a rebuke
servitude
slavery forced labor
slapdash
careless and hasty
stagnant
not running or flowing foul from standing still inactive sluggish dull
succumb
to give way to superior force yield
atone
to make up for
bondage
slavery, servitude, captivity
credible
Believable
defray
to pay for
diligent
hardworking, industrious, not lazy
doleful
sad, dreary
ghastly
frightful, horrible, deathly pale
hamper
to hold back
hew
to shape or cut down with an ax
impoverished
poor, in a state of poverty
incessant
never stopping, going all the time
intricate
complicated, complex
lucid
easy to understand, intelligible, clear
posthumous
occurring or published after death
prim
overly neat, precise, fastidious
sardonic
grimly, bitterly, sarcastic, wry
superfluous
excess, surplus
taunt
to jeer at, mock, ridicule
supplant
to take the place of, oust
tenacious
holding fast, obstinate, dogged
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