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Unit 3
Unit 3 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adversary | an enemy, opponent |
| alienate | to turn away, to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer , covey |
| artifice | a skillful or ingenious device; a clever skill; trickery |
| coerce | to compel, force |
| craven | cowardly; a coward |
| culinary | of or related to cooking in the kitchen |
| demise | a death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
| exhilarate | to enliven, cheer, give spirit or livelinessto |
| 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 |
| liquidate | to pay debt, settle an account; to eliminate |
| muse | to think about in a dreamy way, ponder |
| neglibible | so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
| perpetuate | to make permanant or long lasting |
| precedent | an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |
| punitive | inflicting or aiming punishment |
| redress | to set ready, remedy |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| urbane | refined in manner or style. |