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Vocabulary Unit 4 . Arduous- ADJ Hard to do, requiring much effort Hard, difficult, laborious. Auspicious- ADJ Favorable; fortunate Promising, encouraging. Biased- ADJ Favoring one side unduly; prejudiced Unfair, partial. Hoodwink- Verb To mislead by a trick, deceive
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Arduous- ADJ • Hard to do, requiring much effort • Hard, difficult, laborious • Auspicious- ADJ • Favorable; fortunate • Promising, encouraging
Biased- ADJ • Favoring one side unduly; prejudiced • Unfair, partial • Hoodwink- Verb • To mislead by a trick, deceive • Dupe, put one over on
Incinerate- Verb • To burn to ashes • Burn up, cremate, reduce to ashes • Larceny- noun • Theft • Stealing, robbery , burglary
Pliant- Adj. • Bending readily, easily influenced • Supple, flexible, elastic, plastic • Pompous- Adj. • Overly self-important in speech or manner; excessively stately or ceremonious • Pretentious, highfalutin, bombastic
Rectify- verb • To make right, correct • Remedy, set right • Reprieve- noun • A temporary relief or delay; • Verb- to grant a postponement • Postpone, delay