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Vocab Unit 3
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Term | Definition |
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adversary | n an enemy or opponent |
alienate | v to turn away or to make indifferent or hostile. to transfer or convey |
artifice | n skillful or ingenious device or clever trick or skill, trickery |
coerce | v to compel or force |
craven | adj cowardly or n a coward |
culinary | adj of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
delete | v to erase or wipe out |
demise | n death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
exhilarate | v to enliven, cheer, or give spirit or liveliness to |
fallow | adj plowed but not seeded, inactive, or reddish-yellow. n land left unseeded. v to plow but not seed |
harass | v to disturb, worry, or to trouble by repeated attacks |
inclement | adj stormy, harsh, or severe in attitude or action |
muse | v to think about in a dreamy way or ponder |
negligible | adj so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
perpetuate | v to make permanent or long lasting |
precendent | n example that may serve as basis for imitation or later action |
punitive | adj inflicting or aiming at punishment |
redress | v to set right. n relief from wrong or injury |
sojourn | n temporary stay. v to stay for a time |
urbane | adj refined in manner or style |