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What does 'abscond' mean?
What is the definition of 'access'?
Approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; to get at, obtain
Define 'anarchy'.
A lack of government and law; confusion
What does 'arduous' mean?
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What is the meaning of 'auspicious'?
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Explain the meaning of 'biased'.
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Define 'disentangle'.
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What is meant by 'fated'?
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What does 'hoodwink' mean?
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What is the definition of 'inanimate'?
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Define 'incinerate'.
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What is the meaning of 'larceny'?
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Define 'annihilate'.
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Study Notes
Vocabulary Definitions
- Abscond: To run off and hide
- Access: Means to approach or gain entry to certain places or things; can also signify an increase or obtaining something
- Anarchy: Refers to a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority
- Arduous: Describes tasks that are hard to accomplish and require significant effort
- Auspicious: Indicates something that is favorable or fortunate
- Biased: Shows a preference for one side, leading to prejudiced views
- Daunt: To intimidate or discourage someone, resulting in fear
- Disentangle: To separate or remove tangles or complications
- Fated: Describes something predetermined by destiny or fortune
- Hoodwink: To deceive someone through trickery
- Inanimate: Refers to objects that lack life or energy
- Incinerate: The action of burning something completely to ashes
- Intrepid: Characterized by fearlessness and bravery
- Larceny: The act of theft
- Pliant: Easily influenced or able to bend without breaking
- Pompous: Excessively self-important in speech and demeanor; overly formal
- Precipice: A very steep cliff; can also describe a critical point or edge of disaster
- Rectify: To correct or make something right
- Reprieve: A temporary postponement or relief from punishment
- Revile: To criticize or insult someone with harsh language
- Accomplice: A person who assists in committing a crime
- Annihilate: To completely destroy or obliterate
- Arbitrary: Based on personal whim rather than reason or fairness
- Brazen: Marked by shamelessness and impudence
- Catalyst: A substance that accelerates a chemical reaction or an agent causing change
- Exodus: A significant departure or mass movement of people
- Facilitate: To make an action or process easier
- Incorrigible: Not able to be corrected or reformed
- Latent: Something that exists but is not yet visible or realized
- Militant: Actively engaged in warfare or conflict; aggressive in support of a cause
- Morose: Having a gloomy or sullen disposition, often antisocial
- Opaque: Not transparent; difficult to understand
- Paramount: Extremely important; superior to all others
- Prattle: Talking in an aimless or foolish way; often refers to childish babble
- Rebut: To challenge or refute an assertion with arguments or evidence
- Reprimand: To scold or criticize formally
- Servitude: The state of being a slave or in forced labor
- Slapdash: Carelessly done; hasty and lacking attention to detail
- Stagnant: Describes something inactive or not flowing; often contains unpleasant characteristics
- Succumb: To yield to a greater force or pressure
- Atone: To make amends or compensate for a wrongdoing
- Bondage: The condition of being enslaved or held down
- Credible: Describes something that is believable or trustworthy
- Defray: To cover or pay for expenses
- Diligent: Demonstrating hard work and effort
- Doleful: Expressing sorrow or sadness
- Ghastly: Frightening or horrifying; can also refer to a deathly appearance
- Hamper: To impede or obstruct progress
- Hew: To cut down or shape using a tool like an axe
- Impoverished: Describes a state of extreme poverty or depletion
- Incessant: Continuous and without interruption
- Intricate: Complex and difficult to follow or understand
- Lucid: Clear and easy to comprehend; can also refer to being sane
- Posthumous: Occurring after a person's death
- Prim: Excessively neat or proper; can imply prudish behavior
- Sardonic: Characterized by scornful mockery or bitter sarcasm
- Superfluous: More than necessary or beyond what is required; excessive
- Supplant: To replace or take the place of something
- Taunt: To mock someone in a scornful manner; also, an insulting remark
- Tenacious: Resilient and persistent; holding firmly to something
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