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Vocabulary #3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adversary | an enemy or opponent |
| alienate | to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile |
| artifice | a clever trick; a skillful device |
| coerce | to compel, force |
| craven | cowardly |
| culinary | related to cooking |
| demise | a death |
| exhilarate | to enliven, cheer, give spirit |
| fallow | plowed but not seeded; inactive |
| harass | to disturb; to trouble by repeated attacks |
| inclement | stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action |
| liquidate | to pay a debt; to eliminate |
| 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 | to set right, remedy |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| urbane | refined manner or style |