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VocabularyUnit3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adversary | an enemy, opponent |
| alienate | to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey |
| artifice | a skillful or ingenious device, a clever trick |
| coerce | to compel, force |
| craven | cowardly |
| culinary | of or related to cooking in the kitchen |
| delete | to erase, wipe out, cut out |
| demise | a death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
| exhilarate | to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to |
| fallow | plowed but not seeded, inactive |
| harass | to disturb, worry, to trouble by repeated attacks |
| inclement | stormy, harsh, sever in attitude or action |
| muse | to think about in a dreamy way, ponder |
| negligible | so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
| perpetuate | to make permanent or long lasting |
| precedent | an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |
| punitive | inflicting or aiming at punshiment |
| redress | to set right, remedy |
| sojourn | a temporary stay, to stay for a time |
| urbane | refined in manner or style, suave |