English I Vocabulary Unit 4

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Abscond

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(v) to escape from a place where you are being kept

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Access

Back 2

(n) the right to enter a place, use something, see someone etc. (v) to find information, especially on a computer

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Anarchy

Back 3

(n) a situation in which there is no effective government in a country or no order in an organization or situation

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Arduous

Back 4

(adj) involving a lot of strength and effort

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Auspicious

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(adj) showing that something is likely to be successful

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Biased

Back 6

(adj) unfairly preferring one person or group over another

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Daunt

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(v) to make someone feel afraid or less confident about something

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Disentangle

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(v) to separate different ideas or pieces of information that have become confused together

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Fated

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(adj) certain to happen or to do something because a mysterious force is controlling events

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Hoodwink

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(v) to trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself

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Inanimate

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(adj) not living

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Incinerate

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(v) to burn something completely in order to destroy it

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Intrepid

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(adj) willing to do dangerous things or go to dangerous places - often used humorously

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Larceny

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(n) the act or crime of stealing

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Pliant

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(adj) soft and moving easily in the way that you want

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Pompous

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(adj) someone who thinks that they are important, and shows this by being very formal and using long words - used to show disapproval

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Precipice

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(n) very steep side of a high rock, mountain or cliff

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Rectify

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(v) to correct something that is wrong

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Reprieve

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(n) a delay before something bad happens or continues to happen (v) to change a decision

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Revile

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(v) to express hatred of someone or something