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VOCABULARY UNIT 4 English 1
ABSCOND V- to run off and hide Syn – bolt, make off, skip town
ACCESS
N- APPROACH OR ADMITTANCE TO PLACES, PERSONS, THINGS; AN INCREASE
V- TO GET AT, OBTAIN SYN- ENTRY , INGRESS ANT- TOTAL EXCLUSION
ANARCHY N- lack of government and law,
confusion Syn- chaos, disorder, turmoil,
pandemonium Ant – law and order, peace and quiet
ARDUOUS Adj- hard to do, requiring much effort Syn- hard, difficult, laborious, fatiguing Ant- easy, simple, effortless
DAUNT V- to overcome with fear, intimidate; to
dishearten, discourage Syn – dismay Ant – encourage, reassure
DISENTANGLE V- to free from tangles or complications Syn- Unravel, unwind, unscramble Ant – tangle up, ensnarl, snag
AUSPICIOUS Adj- favorable, fortunate Syn- promising, encouraging Ant- ill-omened, sinister
FATED Adj- determined in advanced by destiny
or fortune Syn- destined, preordained, doomed Ant- chance, random
HOODWINKED V- to mislead by a trick; swindle Syn- put over on, fool Ant – disabuse
INANIMATE Adj- not having life, without energy or
spirit Syn- dead, spiritless Ant – living, alive, energetic
INCINERATE V- to burn to ashes Syn – burn up, cremate, reduce to
ashes
INTREPID Adj- brave, fearless, unshakable Syn- valiant, daring Ant – timid, cowardly
LARCENY N- theft Syn – stealing, robbery Ant – timid, cowardly
PLIANT Adj- bending easily; easily influenced Syn – flexible , elastic, plastic
POMPOUS Adj- overly self-important in speech and
manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
Syn- bombastic, pretentious Ant- plain, unpretentious
PRECIPICE N- a very steep cliff; the brink or edge
of disaster Syn- crag, bluff, ledge Ant- abyss, chasm, gorge
PROTOTYPE N- an original model on which later
versions are patterned Syn- example, sample Ant- copy
RECTIFY V- to make right; correct Syn- set right Ant – mess up, botch
REPRIEVE N- a temporary relief or delay V- to grant a postponement Syn- n- stay , respite; v- delay Ant - v- proceed
REVILE V- to attack with words, call bad names Syn – to malign, vilify Ant- praise, acclaim, idolize