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LD ELA Gr10 #3 (Def)
LD ELA 10th Grade - Unit #3 (Definitions)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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, a clever skill; trickery |
| Coerce | to compel, force |
| Craven | cowardly; a coward |
| Culinary | of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
| Delete | to ease; 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, reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed |
| 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, 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 punishment |
| Redress | to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury |
| Sojourn | a temporary stay; to stay for a long time |
| Urbane | refined in manner or style, suave |