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Vocab Unit 3
Term | Definition |
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adversary | an enemy or opponent |
Coerce | to compel or to force |
culinary | related to cooking or the kitchen |
demise | a death; the downfall or "death" of a person in a high position |
fallow | plowed but not seeded (as in crops) inactive ( as in no growth) |
liquidated | to pay a debt or settle an account to eliminate- as in inventory or assets |
perpetuate | to make long-lasting; to keep something going |
punitive | inflicting punishment |
redress | to set things right; to remedy or make better |
urbane | refined in manner or in style' sophisticated; suave |
alienate | to turn away; to make hostile |
artifice | skillful; a clever trick |
craven | cowardly; a coward |
exhilarate | to give liveliness to; to give spirit to |
harass | to disturb, to pester or to bother |
inclement | stormy. harsh |
muse | to ponder or daydream |
negligible | minor; unimportant or unoticable |
precedent | an example that may be followed |
sojourn | a short or temporary stay |