English Unit 3 & 5 Vocab

Adversary

Adversary

(N) An enemy, opponent

Alienate

(V) To turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

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

Demise

(N) To 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 disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

Inclement

(Adj) Stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

Liquidate

(V) To pay a debt, settle and account; to eliminate

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

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

(Adj) Refined in manner or style, suave

Precedent

(N) An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

Altruistic

(Adj) Unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

Assent

(V) To express agreement; (N) Agreement

Benefactor

(N) One who does good to others

(Chivalrous)

(Adj) Marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

Clemecy

(N) Mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

Dearth

(N) A lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

Diffident

(Adj) Shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

Discrepancy

(N) A difference; a lack of agreement

Embark

(V) To go aboard; to make a start

Facile

(Adj) Easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

Indomitable

(Adj) Unconquerable, refusing to yield

Infallible

(Adj) Free from error; absolutely dependable

Plod

(V) To walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

Pungent

(Adj) Causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting

Remiss

(Adj) Neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless

Repose

(V) To rest; lie; place; (N) Relaxation, peace of mind, calmness

Temerity

(N) Rashness, boldness

Truculent

(Adj) Fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh

Unfeigned

(Adj) Sincere, real, without pretense

Virulent

(Adj) Extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful