vocab - unit 3 8th grade

abridge

to make shorter

adherent

a follower; attached to

altercation

an angry argument

cherubic

a chubby angel's face; innocent and sweet

condone

to pardon or overlook

dissent

to disagree

eminent

famous; outstanding

exorcise

to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome

fabricate

to make up; invent; to make

gluttony

engaging in extreme eating or drinking

irate

angry

marauder

a raider; plunderer

pauper

an extremely poor person

pilfer

to steal in small quantities

rift

a split; break; breach

semblence

a likeness; an outward appearence

surmount

to overcome; rise above

terminate

to bring to an end

trite

commonplace; overused

usurp

to seize and hold a position by force without right

all of the words

usurp; trite; terminate; semblance; surmount; rift; pilfer; pauper; marauder; irate; gluttony; fabricate; exorcise; eminent; abridge; adherent; altercation; cherubic; condone; dissent