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ela vocab 2
Unit 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adversary | an enemy, opponent Syn. antagonist, foe Ant. friend, ally, supporter, confederate |
| Alienate | to turn away; make indifferent or hostile, to transfer, convey Syn. separate, drive apart, estrange Ant. befriend, attract, capitivate |
| Artifice | A skillful or ingenious device, a clever trick, a clever skill, trickery Syn. ruse, stratagem, contrivance Ant. None |
| Coerce | to compel, force Syn. pressure, bully, constrain Ant. persuade, cajole |
| Craven | (adj.) cowardly (n) a coward syn. fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous ant. brave, courageous, valiant |
| Culinary | of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
| Demise | a death, especially of a person in a lofty position Syn. decrease, passing away Ant. birth, commencement |
| Exhilarate | to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to Syn. Stimulate, excite, gladden Ant. discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit |
| Fallow | (adj) plowed but not seeded, inactive, reddish yellow; (n) land left unseeded (v0 to plow but not seed Syn. unproductive, dormant Ant. productive, fertile, prolific |
| Harass | (v.) to disturb, worry, to trouble by repeated mistakes Syn. annoy, bedevil, beleaguer |
| Inclement | stormy, harsh, in attitude or action Syn. blustery, tempestuous, implacable Ant. mild, gentle, balmy |
| Liquidate | to pay a debt, settle an account, to eliminate Syn. reconcile, pay, cancel, exterminate Ant. invest, collect |
| Muse | to think about in a dreamy way, ponder Syn. contemplate, daydream |
| Negligible | so unimportant that it can be disregarded Syn. trivial, inconsequential, insignificant Ant. significant, crucial, momentous |
| Perpetuate | to make permanent or long lasting Syn. continue, preserve, prolong, indefinitely Ant. discontinue, abolish, abandon |
| Precedent | an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action Syn. guide, tradition, model |
| Punitive | inflicting or aiming at punishment Syn. penalizing, retaliatory |
| Redress | to set right, remedy; (n) relief from wrong or injury syn. correct, mitigate |
| Sojourn | a temporary stay; (v) to stay for a time Syn. visit, brief stay |
| Urbane | refined in a manner or style, suave syn. elegant Ant. crude, uncouth |