1. Vocabulary D-4 Mrs. Vaughn
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2. abscond
(verb) to run off and hide
Abscond with the stolen money

3. access (noun) approach or admittance to places, persons, things
Gain access to the secret files

4. anarchy (noun) lack of government and law, confusion
A country suffering from anarchy

5. arduous (adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort
Worn out by their arduous household chores

6. auspicious
(adj.) favorable, fortunate
Under auspicious circumstances

7. biased (adj.) favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
Accused of making a biased decision

8. disentangle (verb) to free from tangles or complications
Disentangle the fishing net

9. dominant (adj.) highly influential, ruling
Became the dominant force in the government

10. exposition
(noun) public showing or exhibition; orderly statement of facts and ideas
An exposition of the latest household equipment

11. fated (adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune
Believed that she was fated to rise to the top

12. hoodwink (verb) to mislead by a trick, deceive
Attempt to hoodwink his opponent

13. incinerate
(verb) to burn to ashes
Incinerate the garbage

14. infest (verb) to overrun or disturb in large numbers
Mosquitoes that infest the area

15. intrepid (adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable
Intrepid explorers of the ocean depths

16. larceny
(noun) theft
Found guilty of larceny

17. pliant (adj.) bending readily, easily influenced
The pliant young branches of the apple tree

18. precipice (noun) very steep cliff; edge of disaster
Hang over the precipice

19. rectify
(verb) to make right, correct
Rectify a mistake

20. reprieve (noun) temporary relief or delay
Receive a reprieve from the Governor
(verb) to grant a postponement
Reprieved the culprit from immediate punishment

21. revile (verb) to attack with words, call bad names
Revile the very person who had been so good to her