1. Vocabulary Level D Unit 3

2. abridge
(verb) to make
shorter

3. adherent
(noun) a follower,
supporter

4. altercation
(noun) an angry
argument

5. cherubic (adjective) resembling an angel, looking like a little
child with a beautiful,
round, or chubby
face

6. condone
(verb) to pardon or
overlook

7. dissent
(verb) to disagree

8. eminent
(adjective) famous,
outstanding,
distinguished

9. exorcise out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome
(verb) to drive
out by magic;
to dispose of
something
troublesome

10. fabricate
(verb) to make,
manufacture; to
make up, invent

11. obesity
(noun) excessive
fatness

12. irate
(adjective) angry

13. marauder
(noun) a
raider,
plunderer

14. pauper
(noun) an
extremely
poor person

15. pilfer
(verb) to
steal small
amounts

16. rift
(noun) a
split,
break,
breach

17. semblance
(noun) a likeness;
an outward
appearance; an
apparition

18. surmount
(verb) to
overcome,
rise above

19. terminate
(verb) to bring to
an end

20. trite Overused Words and Phrases Are Boring (adjective) commonplace;
overused, stale
Overused Words and
Phrases Are Boring

21. usurp
(verb) to seize
and hold a
position by
force or
without right