Honors English vocab unit 4

abscond

to run off and hide

access

approach or admittance to places, persons, things, an increase.

anarchy

a lack of government and law

arduous

hard to do, requiring much effort

auspicious

favorable, fortunate

daunt

to overcome with fear, intimidate.

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

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

precipice

a very steep cliff;the brink or edge of disaster

prototype

model or example

rectify

to make right, correct

reprieve

a temporary relief or delay

revile

to attack with words, call bad names