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Vocabulary List 3
English II (Level E)
Term | Definition | Synonyms | Antonyms |
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Artifice | a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery | ruse, stratagem, contrivance | |
Coerce | to compel, force | pressure, bully, constrain | persuade, cajole |
Craven | cowardly; a coward | fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous | brave, courageous, valiant |
Culinary | of or related to cooking or the kitchen | ||
Demise | a death, especially of a person in a lofty position | decease, passing away | birth, commencement |
Exhilarate | to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to | stimulate, excite, gladden | discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit |
Fallow | plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed | unproductive, dormant | productive, fertile, prolific |
Harass | to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks | annoy, bedevil, beleaguer | |
Inclement | stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action | blustery, tempestuous, implacable | mild, gentle, balmy |
Liquidate | to pay debt, settle an account; to eliminate | reconcile, pay, cancel, exterminate | invest, collect |
Muse | to think about in a dreamy way, ponder | contemplate, daydream | |
Neligible | so unimportant that it can be disregarded | trivial, inconsequential, insignificant | significant, crucial, momentous |
Perpetuate | to make permanent or long lasting | continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely | discontinue, abolish, abandon |
Precedent | an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action | guide, tradition, model | |
Punitive | inflicting or aiming at punishment | penalizing, retaliatory | |
Redress | to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury | correct, mitigate | |
Sojourn | a temporary stay; to stay for a time | visit, brief stay | |
Urbane | refined in manner or style, suave | elegant | crude, uncouth |
Adversary | an enemy, opponent | antagonist, foey | friend, ally, supporter, confederate |
Alienate | to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey | separate, drive apart, estrange | befriend, attract, captive |