Feb 23, 2013 17:58
abridge - to make shorter
adherent - a follower, supporter; attached, sticking to
altercation - an angry argument
cherubic - resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
condone - to prdon or overlook
dissent - to disagree; disagreement
eminent - famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
exorcise - to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
fabricate - to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
irate - angry
marauder - a raider, plunderer
obesity - excessive fatness
pauper - an extremely poor person
pilfer - to steal in small quantities
rift - a split, break, breach
semblance - a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
surmount - to overcome, rise above
terminate - to bring to an end
trite - commonplace; overused, stale
usurp - to seize and hold a position by force or without right