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Lesson 4

Vocabulary
1) Abscond (v)

• To run off and hide; to steal

• Syn: Escape with, flee with

• Ex: The thieves absconded several


valuable paintings from the art museum.
2) Access (n, v)

• Approach or admittance to places, persons,


things;
• Also a Verb-to access something or a place

• Syn: entrance, to enter

• Ex: The castle access was only by crossing the


drawbridge.
• Ex: We accessed the castle by the drawbridge.
3) Anarchy (n)

• A lack of government and law; mass


confusion

• Syn: disorder, lawlessness

• Ex: There was mass anarchy in the


country after the dictator was
overthrown.
4) Arduous (adj)

• Hard to do, requiring much effort

• Syn: demanding, tiring, stressful

• Ex: Moving is an absolutely arduous


chore.
5) Auspicious (adj)

• Favorable; fortunate

• Syn: lucky, promising

• Ex: Finding a twenty-dollar bill on the


ground is an auspicious event!
6) Daunt (v)

• To overcome with fear, intimidate; to


dishearten, discourage

• Syn: scare, frighten

• Ex: Do not let these vocabulary quizzes


daunt you! Rise up and be ready!
7) Disentangle (v)
• Figurative-To free from complications or issues;
• Literal-to free (as from a tangle….fishing line, necklace,
headphone cord, etc.)
Figurative-to get out of a sticky situation
Literal-untangle two or more items that are tangled together

• Syn: unravel, untie, separate

• Ex: It is often difficult to disentangle yourself from a


situation where two close friends of yours are fighting with
one another.
8) Fated (adj)

• Determined in advance by destiny or


fortune

• Syn: destined, predetermined

• Ex: We do not have prior knowledge of


what we are fated for in life.
9) Hoodwink (v)

• To mislead by a trick, swindle

• Syn: deceive, trick, dupe, con

• Ex: It is disheartening to see so many


elderly people hoodwinked by tricksters
and scam artists.
10) Inanimate (adj)

• Not having life; without energy or spirit

• Syn: lifeless, nonliving

• Ex: My dog loves to bark at inanimate


objects that move in the wind on my
front porch.
11) Incinerate (v)

• To burn to ashes

• Syn: Burn, cremate

• Ex: We watched in horror as the


lightning incinerated the barn with all
our stored hay for the season.
12) Intrepid (adj)

• Very brave, fearless, unshakable

• Syn: courageous, bold

• Ex: An intrepid attitude on the football


field will allow players to execute plays
effectively.
13) Larceny (n)

• Theft

• Syn: robbery, burglary

• Ex: The man was charged with larceny


after moving a car that was blocking his
driveway.
14) Pliant (adj)

• Bending easily
Literal-bendy, like a straw
Figurative- flexible in plans, mindset, or will

• Syn: flexible, bendable

• Ex: A person can be pliant if they change their


opinion on a topic, or a person can be pliant if
they are flexible like gymnasts are.
15) Pompous (adj)

• Overly self-important in speech and


manner; excessively ceremonious and
fancy

• Syn: self-important, arrogant,

• Ex: The pompous wedding was


unenjoyable and stuffy.
16) Precipice (n)

• Literal-A very steep cliff;


• Figurative-the edge of disaster

• Syn: edge of a cliff

• Ex: The tourist bus stopped right on the


precipice of the steep cliff after its tire
blew.
17) Prototype (n)

• An original model on which later versions


are patterned

• Syn: original, example

• Ex: The prototype for the new car was


invaluable because it gave engineers the
ability to work out the defects of the model
before being manufactured.
18) Rectify (v)

• To make right, to correct

• Syn: remedy, cure, fix

• Ex: When you make an error, you must


work to rectify it.
19) Reprieve (n)

• A temporary relief or delay;

• Syn: amnesty, pause

• Ex: We got a brief reprieve from the


pouring down rain and finished the
baseball game.
20) Revile (v)

• To attack with words, call bad names

• Syn: Insult, abuse, scorn, ridicule

• Ex: It is startling for me to see students


revile each other in the hall; everyone is
usually so friendly and polite to each
other.

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