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Unit 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adversary | (n.) an enemy, opponent |
| artifice | (n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery |
| coerce | (v.) to compel, force |
| craven | (adj.) cowardly (n.) a coward |
| inclement | (adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action |
| negligible | (adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
| perpetuate | (v.) to make permanent or long lasting |
| precedent | (n.) an example that may serve as the basis for imitation or later action |
| punitive | (adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment |
| redress | (v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury |