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Chapter 3 VocabularySlide2
Abridge: to make shorter. Shorten, condense, abbreviate.Slide3
Adherent: a follower, supporter, attached, sticking to, discipleSlide4
Altercation: an angry argument. Quarrel, dispute, squabble. Slide5
Cherubic: resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent. BeatificSlide6
Condone: to pardon or overlook. Ignore, wink at, look the other waySlide7
Dissent: to disagree, disagreement, differ, disputeSlide8
Eminent: famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting. Illustrious, renowned.
Stephen Hawking renowned physicists known for his contributions to the field of black holes.Slide9
Exorcise: to drive out by magic, to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive. expelSlide10
Fabricate: to make, manufacture: to make up, invent. Put together, devise, contrive, concoct.Slide11
Gluttony: engaging in extreme eating or drinking: greedy overindulgence. Overeating, ravenousness, rapaciousnessSlide12
Irate: angry. Incensed, infuriated, lividSlide13
Marauder: a raider, plunderer. Looter, pirateSlide14
Pauper: an extremely poor person. Destitute personSlide15
Pilfer: to steal in small quantities. Rob, swipe, purloin.Slide16
Rift: a split, break, breach. Crack, fissure, gap, cleft
Rift if the democratic political party between Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
Rift in the Republican party between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz
The sun shining through the rift in the clouds. Slide17
Semblance: a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition; air, aura, facade.
Semblance to look like wood. VeneerSlide18
Surmount: to overcome, rise above; conquer, triumph overSlide19
Terminate: to bring to an end; conclude, finish, discontinue.Slide20
Trite: commonplace; overused, stale; banal, corny
Trite SayingsSlide21
Usurp: to seize and hold a position by force or without right; seize illegally, supplant.
Russian forces overtaking Ukraine