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Vocab Units 1-3

AB
abridgeto make shorter
adherenta follower, supporter
altercationan angry argument
cherubicresembling and angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, chubby face; sweet and innocent
condoneto pardon or overlook
dissentto disagree; dissagreement
eminentfamous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
fabricateto make, naufacturel to make up, invent
irateangry
excorsiceto drive out by magiv; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
maraudera raider, plunderer
obesityextreme fatness
pauperand extremely poor person
pilferto steal in small quantities
rifta split, break breach
semblancea likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
surmountto overcome, rise above
reminateto bring to an end
tritecommonplace; overused, stale
usurpto seize and hold a position by force or without right
admoniceto caution or advice against something; to scold midly; to remind of a duty
breachan opending, gap; a violation or infraction; to create an opening, break through
briganda bandit
circumspectcareful, cautious
comandeerto seize for military or official use
cumbersomeclumsy, hard -to-handle; slow-moving
deadlocka complete standstill; to bring to a standstill
debrisscattered fragments, wreckage
diffuseto spread or scatter freely or widely; wody, long-winded or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
effaceto wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
muddleto make a mess of; to get by; a hopeless mess
opinionatedstubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
perenniallasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years
dilemmaa difficult or perplexing situation or problem
predisposeto incline to beforehand
relinquishto get go, give up
salvageto save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved
spasmodicsudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent
spuriousnot genuine, not valid, not true
unbridleduncontrolled, lacking in restraint
adjournto stop proceedings for a time, to move to another place
aliena citizen of another country; (adj) foreign, strange
comelyhaving a pleasing appearance
compensateto make up for; to repay for services
dissoluteloose in one's morals or behavior
erraticnot regular or consistent, different from what is ordinarily expected, undependable
expulsionthe process of driving or forcing out
feinta deliberately deceptive moment, a pretense; (v) to make a deceptive moment, to make a pretense of
fodderfood for horses or cattle, raw material for a designated purpose
fortifyto strengthen, build up
illegibledifficult or impossible to read
jeerto make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n) a rude remark of derision
lucrativebringing in money, profitable
mediocreaverage, ordinary, undistinguished
prolifterateto reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
subjugateto conquer by force, bring under complete control
sullyto soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
tantalizeto tease, torment by teasing
tersebrief and to the point
unflinchingfirm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back


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