After committing a crime smart criminals attempt to abscond from the scene Access n approach or admittance to places persons things an increase v to get at obtain Anarchy n a lack of government and law confusion ID: 752344
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Abscond: (v) to run off and hide
After committing a crime, smart criminals attempt to abscond from the scene. Slide2
Access: (n) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (v) to get at, obtainSlide3
Anarchy: (n) a lack of government and law; confusionSlide4
Arduous: (adj.) hard to do, requiring much effortSlide5
Auspicious: (adj.) favorable; fortunateSlide6
Daunt: (v) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
Rebuilding New Orleans was a
daunting task.
Fighting the dragon
daunted
the blue knight. Slide7
Disentangle: (v) to free from tangles or complications
The snakes are trying to literally
disentangle themselves.
Richard Nixon was unable to
disentangle
himself from a web of lies . Slide8
Fated: (adj.) Determined in advance by destiny or fortune
Some felt that McCain was
fated to lose the election due to his associations with George W. Bush.
In the movie
Meet Joe Black
, Anthony Hopkins’ character is
fated
to die. Slide9
Hoodwink: (v) to mislead by a trick, deceiveSlide10
Inanimate
: (adj.) not having life; without energy or spiritSlide11
Incinerate: (v) to burn to ashes
Syn: burn up, cremate, reduce to ashesSlide12
Intrepid
: (adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable
Syn
: valiant, audacious, daring
Ant
: timid, cowardly, craven, pusillanimousSlide13
Larceny
: (n) theft
Syn
: stealing, robberySlide14
Pliant
: (adj.) bending readily; easily influenced
Syn
: supple, flexible, elastic, plastic
Ant: rigid, stiff, inflexible,
s
et in stoneSlide15
Pompous
: (adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
S
yn
: highfalutin, bombastic
Ant
: unpretentious, plainSlide16
Precipice
: (n) very
steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
Syn
: crag, bluff, ledge
Ant: abyss, chasm, gorgeSlide17
Prototype – (n) an original model on which later versions are patterned
Syn
: example, sample
Ant: copySlide18
Rectify
: (v) to make right; correct
Syn: set rightAnt: mess up, botch, bungleSlide19
Reprieve
: (n) a temporary relief or delay; (v) to grant a postponement
Syn
: (n
) stay
, respite; (v) delay
Ant: (v) proceedSlide20
Revile: (v) to attack with words; call bad names
Syn
: inveigh against, malign, vilify
Ant
: praise, acclaim,
r
evere, idolize