Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 4 – Flashcards
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abscond
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(v.) to run off and hide synonyms: bolt, make off, skip town
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access
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(n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (v.) to get at, obtain synonyms: (n.) entry, admittance, entree antonyms: (n.) total exclusion
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anarchy
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(n.) a lack of government and law; confusion synonyms:chaos, disorder, turmoil, pandemonium antonyms: law and order, peace and quiet
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arduous
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(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort synonyms: hard, difficult, laborious, fatiguing antonyms: easy, simple, effortless
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auspicious
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(adj.) favorable; fortunate synonyms: promising, encouraging, propitious antonyms: ill-omened, ominous, sinister
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biased
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(adj.) favoring one side unduly; prejudiced synonyms: unfair, partial, bigoted antonyms:fair, impartial, unprejudiced, just
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daunt
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(v.) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage synonyms: dismay, cow antonyms:encourage, embolden, reassure
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disentangle
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(v.) to free from tangles or complications synonyms: unravel, unwind, unscrambled, unsnarl antonyms: tangle up, ensnarl, snag
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fated
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(adj.)determined in advance by destiny or fortune synonyms: destined, preordained, doomed antonyms: accidental, fortuitous, chance, random
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hoodwink
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(v.) to mislead by a trick, deceive synonyms:dupe, put one over on antonyms: undeceive, disabuse, clue in
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inanimate
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(adj.)not having life; without energy or spirit synonyms: lifeless, dead, inert, spritless antonyms:living, alive, energetic, lively, sprightly
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incinerate
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(v) to burn to ashes synonyms: burn up, cremate, reduce to ashes
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intrepid
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(adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable synonyms: valiant, courageous, audacious, daring antonyms: timid, cowardly, craven, pusillanimous
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larceny
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(n.) theft synonyms: stealing, robbery, burglary
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pliant
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(adj.) bending readily; easily influenced synonyms: supple, flexible, elastic, plastic antonyms: rigid, stiff, inflexible, set in stone
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pompous
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(adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious synonyms: pretentious, highfalutin, bombastic antonyms: unpretentious, unaffected, plain
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precipice
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(n) a very steep cliff, the brink or edge of disaster synonyms: cliff, crag, bluff, promontory, ledge antonyms:abyss, chasm, gorge
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rectify
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(v.) make right or correct synonyms: remedy, set right antonyms: mess up, botch, bungle
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reprieve
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(n.) a temporary relief or delay; (v.) to grant a postponement synonyms:(n.) stay, respite; (v.) postpone, delay antonyms:(v.) proceed
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revile
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(v.) to attack with words, call bad names synonyms: inveigh agains, malign, vilify, denounce antonyms: praise, acclaim, revere, idolize
