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