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vocab 3 english
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adversary | an enemy or an opponent |
| alienate | to turn away or to exclude |
| artifice | skillful or ingenious device, a clever trick or skill or trickery |
| coerce | to compel or to force |
| craven | coward |
| culinary | of or related to cooking on the kitchen |
| delete | to erase, to wipe out, to cutout |
| demise | a death, especially or a person in an important position |
| exhilirate | to enliven, to cheer up, to give spirit, or liveliness to |
| fallow | land left unseated (n) inactive (adj) |
| harass | to disturb or to trouble by repeated attacks |
| inclement | stormy, severe in attitude or action |
| muse | to think about in a dreamy way or to ponder |
| negligible | so unimportant that it could be disregarded |
| perpetuate | to make permanent or long lasting |
| precedent | an example that may serve as a basic or imitation of leader action |
| punitive | inflicting punishment |
| redress | to set right or to remedy |
| sojourn | to stay for a short time (for days) |
| urbane | refined in manner or style, as sophisticated |