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Sadlier E: Unit 3
Vocabulary Pracitce
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adversary | an enemy, opponent |
| alienate | to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile |
| artifice | a clever skill |
| coerce | to compel, force |
| craven | cowardly; coward |
| culinary | of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
| demise | a death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
| exhilarate | to enliven, cheer |
| fallow | plowed but not seeded; inactive |
| harass | to disturb; to trouble by repeated attacks |
| inclement | stormy;severe in attitude or action |
| liquidate | to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate |
| muse | to think about in a dreamy way, ponder |
| negligible | so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
| perpetuate | to make permanent or long lasting |
| precedent | an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |
| punitive | inflicting or aiming at punishment |
| redress | to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury |
| sojourn | a temporary stay; to stay for a time |
| urbane | refined in manner or style, suave |