unit 4-6 vocab

abscond

to run off and hide

access

the ability, right, or way to reach or use something.

anarchy

a lack of goverment and law confusion

arduous

hard to do, requiring much effort

auspicious

favorable, fortunate

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, swindle

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

an original model on which later versions are patterned

rectify

to make right, correct

reprieve

a temporary relief or delay to grant a postponement

revile

to attack with words, call bad names

accomplice

a person who takes part in a crime

annihilate

to destroy completely

arbitrary

unreasonable based on ones wishers or whims without regard for reasons or fairness

brazen

shameless, impudent, made of brass

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 to assist

incorrigible

impossible to correct,

latent

hidden, present but not realized

millitant

very aggressive, forceful, or extreme in support of a cause or belief

morose

having a gloomy or sullen manner, not friendly or sociable

opaque

not letting light through not clear or lucid

paramount

chief in importance, above all others

prattle

to talk in an aimless foolish or simple way

rebut

to argue against something by giving evidence or reasoning,

reprimand

to scold, find faulth with

servitude

slavery, forced labor

slapdash

carless and hasty

stagnant

not moving, changing, or progressing.

succumb

to give in, give up, or be overcome by something—usually something negative or powerful.

atone

to make up for

bondage

slavery any state of being bound or held down

credible

believable

defray

to pay for

diligent

hardworking, not lazy

doleful

sad, dreary

ghastly

frightful horrible deathly pale

hamper

to hold back

hew

to shape or cut down with an ax, to hold to

impoverished

poor in a state of poverty depleted

incessant

never stopping going on all the time

intricate

complicated difficult to understand

lucid

easy to understand clear rational sane

posthumous

occurring or published after death

prim

overly neat proper or formal

sardonic

grimly or scornfully mocking bitterly sarcastic

superfluous

exceeding what is sufficient or required excess

supplant

to take the place of supersede

taunt

to jeer at, mock an insulting or mocking remark

tenacious

holding fast holding together firmly persistnet