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| to run off and hide | abscond |
| 1. approach or admittance to places, persons, things; 2. an increase | access (n.) |
| to get at, obtain | access (v.) |
| 1. a lack of government and law; 2. confusion | anarchy |
| hard to do, requiring much effort | arduous |
| favorable, fortunate | auspicious |
| favoring one side unduly, prejudiced | biased |
| 1. to overcome with fear, intimidate; 2. to dishearten, discourage | daunt |
| to free from tangles or complications | disentangle |
| to mislead by a trick, deceive | hoodwink |
| 1. not having life; 2. without energy or spirit | inanimate |
| to burn to ashes | incinerate |
| very brave, fearless, unshakable | intrepid |
| theft | larceny |
| 1. bending readily; 2. easily influenced | pliant |
| 1. overly self-important in speech and manner; 2. excessively stately or ceremonious | pompous |
| 1. a very steep cliff; 2. the brink or edge of disaster | precipice |
| to make right, correct | rectify |
| determined in advance by destiny or fortune | fated |
| a temporary relief or delay | reprieve (n.) |
| to grant a postponement | reprieve (v.) |
| to attack with words, call bad names | revile |