Sadlier Connect Level D Unit 4 Definitions

abscond- to run off and hide

access- approach or admittance to places, persons, things, an increase; to get at, obtain

anarchy- a lack of government and law; confusions

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 brace, 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