Unit 3 Vocabulary

abridge

to make shorter

adherent

(n.) a follower, supporter; (adj.) attached, sticking to

altercation

an angry argument

cherubic

(adj.) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent

condone

to pardon or overlook

dissent

(v.) to disagree; (n.) disagreement

eminent

(adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

exorcise

(v.) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive

fabricate

(v.) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

gluttony

(n.) engaging in extreme eating or drinking; greedy overindulgence

irate

angry

marauder

a raider, plunderer

pauper

an extremely poor person

pilfer

to steal in small quantities

rift

a split, break, breach

semblance

(n.) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition

surmount

to overcome, rise above

terminate

to bring to an end

trite

(adj.) commonplace; overused, stale

usurp

to seize and hold a position by force or without right

voraciousness (syn.)

gluttony (syn.)

timeworm (syn.)

trite (syn.)

veneer (syn.)

semblance (syn.)

the needy (syn.)

paupers (syn.)

partisans (syn.)

adherents (syn.)

filched (syn.)

pilfer (syn.)

turned a blind eye to (syn.)

condone (syn.)

enraged (syn.)

irate (syn.)

commandeered (syn.)

usurped (syn.)

seraphic (syn.)

cherubic (syn.)

demonic (ant.)

cherubic (ant.)

wealthy person (ant.)

pauper (ant.)

temperance (ant.)

gluttony (ant.)

initiated (ant.)

terminated (ant.)

novel (ant.)

trite (ant.)

When something is terminated it _____

ends

An altercation is a(n) ______

angry argument

Paupers are people who are extremely _______

poor

The act of pilfering involved __________

stealing