Vocab Unit 3


abridge


(v) to make shorter Syn: shorten, condense, abbreviate


adherent


(n) a follower, supporter; (adj) attached, sticking toSyn: disciple


altercation


(n) an angry argumentSyn: quarrel, dispute, squabble


cherubic


(adj) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocentSyn: angelic, seraphic, beatific


condone


(v) to pardon or overlookSyn: ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to


dissent


(v) to disagree; (n) disagreementSyn: (v) differ, dispute


eminent


(adj) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projectingSyn: illustrious, renowned


exorcise


(v) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressiveSyn: expel, dispel


fabricate


(v) to make, manufacture; to make up, inventSyn: put together, devise, cntrive, concoct


irate


(adj) angrySyn: incensed, infuriated, enraged, vivid


marauder


(n) raider, plundererSyn: looter, pirate, freebooter


obesity


(n) excessive fatnessSyn: serious overweight, extreme corpulence


pauper


(n) an extremely poor personSyn: destitute person


pilfer


(v) to steal in small quantitiesSyn: filch, rob, swipe, purloin


rift


(n) a split, break, breachSyn: crack, fissure, gap, cleft


semblance


(n) likeness; an outward appearance; an apparitionSyn: apperance, air aura, veneer, facade


surmount


(v) to overcome, rise aboveSyn: conquer, triumph over


terminate


(v) to bring to an endSyn: conclude, finish, discontinue


trite


(adj) commonplace; overused, staleSyn: banal, hackneyed, corny


usurp


(v) to seize and hold a position by force or without rightSyn: seize illegally, commandeer, supplant