1. Unit 4

2. abscond absent – to run off and hide Or When you run (off and hide), you will develop strong abs.

3. access The television show “Access Hollywood” – reporters are able to “get at” celebrities. Or The reporters have admittance (access) to Hollywood parties and other celebrity events.

4. anarchy For most people there was confusion when the floods came--Noah’s “Ark” Or monarchy (one ruler) vs. anarchy (no ruler— lack of government)

5. arduous harduous = difficult or hard to do

6. auspicious Looking at a baby picture: “Ah! Look at that pleasant (favorable) moment!”

7. daunt daunted by the haunted house to overcome with fear; A bully can be daunting=intimidating. or daunt – dishearten - discourage

8. disentangle Un-tangle – to free from tangles or complications

9. fated fate- determined by fate (destiny) or fate fortune future

10. hoodwink hood – wink to mislead by a trick, deceive Put on your hood so no one can see you (deceive), then wink so they know it’s a trick. “Hoodwinked” - film

11. inanimate animation – gives life to an inanimate object—otherwise lifeless drawings (animals are NOT inanimate) “Beauty and the Beast” – clock, teapot, cup (Chip), candle are inanimate objects– through animation are given life.

12. incinerate sin = hell = fire= ashes (to burn to ashes)

13. intrepid the intrepid (fearless) trapeze artist

14. larceny grand larceny (theft) vs. pilfer

15. pliant ply-wood = bending readily compliant – to cooperate – be flexible peer pressure = easily influenced

16. pompous pumped-up about yourself “full of yourself” pompous = overly self-important

17. precipice precise edge steep cliff (or line) – edge of disaster

18. prototype An original model on which later versions are patterned The original model of the iPad is patterned after the first prototype.

19. rectify cor-rectify

20. reprieve relieve – temporary relief/delay

21. revile to attack with words or call bad names vile = drink =mouth = poison with words = evil