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Vocab Unit 3 Def
definitions for vocabulary unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adversary | n an enemy, opponent |
| alienate | v to turn away,; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer energy |
| 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 |
| culinary | adj of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
| delete | v to wipe out, erase, cut out |
| demise | n a death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
| exhilarate | v to enliven. cheer, give spirit or liveliness to |
| fallow | adj plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; n land left unseeded; v to plow but not seed |
| harass | v to disurb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks |
| inclement | adj stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action |
| muse | v to think about in a dreamy way, ponder |
| 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 a 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 |
| sojourn | n a temporary stay; v to stay for a time |
| urbane | refined in manner or style, suave |