Monkey Sea Monkey Dupe (Sadlier Level D Unit 4)

Vocab list for Sadlier Connect Level D (yellow book) Unit 4

arduous (adj.)

hard to do, requiring much effort

fated (adj.)

determined in advance by destiny or fortune

pompous (adj.)

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

intrepid (adj.)

very brave, fearless, unshakable

anarchy (n.)

a lack of government and law; confusion

access (v.)

to get at, obtain

abscond (v.)

to run off and hide

reprieve (n.)

a temporary relief or delay

auspicious (adj.)

favorable; fortunate

precipice (n.)

a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

hoodwink (v.)

to mislead by a trick, swindle

prototype (n.)

an original model on which later versions are patterned

daunt (v.)

to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

revile (v.)

to attack with words, call bad names

larceny (n.)

theft

disentangle (v.)

to free from tangles or complications

pliant (adj.)

bending readily; easily influenced

incinerate (v.)

to burn to ashes

inanimate (adj.)

not having life; without energy or spirit

rectify (v.)

to make right, correct

reprieve (v.)

to grant a postponement

access (n.)

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