English S1 Vocab

Abscond

V. to run off and hide, especially to escape punishment

Access

v. to approach or enter, n. means of approaching or entering a place

Anarchy

n. lack of government and law, chaos and disorder

Arduous

adj. hard to do, requiring much effort

Auspicious

adj. favorable or fortunate

Daunt

v. to overcome with fear

Disentangle

v. to free from tangles or complications

Fated

adj. determined in advance by destiny or a higher power

Hoodwink

v. to mislead by tricks of deception

Inanimate

adj. not having life

Incinerate

v. to burn to ashes

Intrepid

adj. brave or fearless

Larceny

n. theft of property

Pliant

adj. being easily influenced, bending easily

Pompous

adj. overly self important

Precipice

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

Prototype

n. the first model of something

Rectify

v. to make right, correct a mistake

Reprieve

n. a temporary delay in punishment, v. to postpone a punishment

Revile

v. to attack with words

Accomplice

n. a person who helps with a crime

Annihilate

v. to completely and utterly destroy

Arbitrary

adj. unreasonable, based on random choice or personal whim

Brazen

adj. someone who is shameless, made of brass

Catalyst

n. substance that causes a change

Exodus

n. departure of a large group

Facilitate

v. to make easier, to help or assist

Incorrigible

adj. not able to be corrected, beyond control

Latent

adj. hidden, present, but not realized, dormant

Militant

adj. active and aggressive in support of a cause, n. strong violent supporters of something