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Quiz #3 E
English 9
Question | Answer |
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adversary | an enemy, opponent |
alienate | to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile |
artifice | a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick |
coerce | to compel, force |
craven | (adj) cowardly (n) a coward |
culinary | of or related to cooking or 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; severe in attitude or action |
muse | to think about in a dreamy way |
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 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 | refined in manner or style, suave |