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Unit 3
English
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adversary | enemy; opponent |
| Alienate | to turn away; to make hostile |
| Artifice | a skillful device |
| Coerce | to compel; force |
| Craven | cowardly |
| Culinary | related to the kitchen |
| Demise | a death in a lofty position |
| Exhilarate | to cheer |
| Fallow | inactive; plowed but not seeded |
| Harass | to disturb; worry |
| Inclement | stormy; harsh |
| Liquidate | to pay a debt; to eliminate |
| Muse | to think about dreamily; inspiration |
| Negligible | so unimportant to be disregarded |
| Perpetuate | to make permanent |
| Precedent | an example for imitation |
| Punitive | inflicting or aiming at punishment |
| Redress | to set right; remedy |
| Sojourn | a temporary stay |
| Urbane | refined; suave |