English I Vocabulary Unit 3

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Abridge

Back 1

(v) book, play etc has been made shorter but keeps its basic structure and meaning

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Adherent

Back 2

(n) someone who supports a particular belief, plan, political party etc. (adj) sticking to

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Altercation

Back 3

(n) a short noisy argument

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Cherubic

Back 4

(adj) an angel shown in works of art as a fat pretty child with small wings, or a young pretty child who behaves very well

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Condone

Back 5

(v) to accept or forgive behaviour that most people think is morally wrong

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Dissent

Back 6

(v) to say that you disagree with an official decision or accepted opinion (n) refusal to agree with an official decision or accepted opinion

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Eminent

Back 7

(adj) an eminent person is famous, important, and respected

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Exorcise

Back 8

(v) to force evil spirits to leave a place by using special words and ceremonies

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Fabricate

Back 9

(v) to invent a story, piece of information etc. in order to deceive someone

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Irate

Back 10

(adj) extremely angry, especially because you think you have been treated unfairly

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Marauder

Back 11

(n) person or animal moves around looking for something to destroy or kill

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Obesity

Back 12

(n) when someone is very fat in a way that is unhealthy

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Pauper

Back 13

(n) someone who is very poor

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Pilfer

Back 14

(v) to steal things that are not worth much, especially from the place where you work

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Rift

Back 15

(n) a situation in which two people or groups have had a serious disagreement and begun to dislike and not trust each other

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Semblance

Back 16

(n) a situation, condition etc. that is close to or similar to a particular one, usually a good one

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Surmount

Back 17

(v) to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty

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Terminate

Back 18

(v) end

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Trite

Back 19

(adj) remark, idea etc is boring, not new, and insincere

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Usurp

Back 20

(v) to take someone else's power, position, job etc when you do not have the right to