Honors English 10 November Vocab

adversary (def)

adversary (def)

(n) an enemy, opponent

adversary (sen)

a best friend off the tennis court can also be a fierce ____ on it

coerce (def)

(v) to compel, force

coerce (sen)

dictators tory to ____ their subjects into obedience by threatening them or their families with punishment

culinary (sen)

cooking shows on television have helped many people to master the secrets of the _____ arts

demise (def)

(n) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

demise (sen)

traditionally, the tolling of church bells has announced the ____ of a monarch

fallow (def,adj)

(adj) plowed but mot seeded, inactive,

fallow (def,n)

(n) land left unseeded

fallow (def,v)

to plow but not seed

fallow (adj)

after a month without a date, I decided that my social life was definitely in a _____ period

fallow (n)

in the drought-stricken region, there were millions of acres of _____

fallow (v)

farmers often ____ a third of their fields each year to restore the c

liquidate (def)

(v) to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate

liquidate (sen)

after a profitable year, the business was ane

perpetuate(def)

(v) to m

perpetuate(sen)

in most cultures, people tru to

punitive

(adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment

punitive

the general led a ____ ex

redress (v)

(v) to set right, remedy

redress (n)

(n) relief from wrong or injury

redress (v)

an apology can go a long way to ____ the hurt feelings caused by an insensitive comment or a thoughtless act

redress(n)

the accident victims will seek ____ for the injuries they suffered in the train crash

urbane

refined in manner or style, suave

urbane

an ___ host puts guests at ease by appearing totally confident and unruffled no matter what happens

alienate

(v) to turn away; to make in d

alienate

gossiping and backbiting are bad habits that are boun

artifice (def)

(n) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

artifice

even the most renowned art experts were completely taken in bu the forger’s _____

craven (adj)

(adj) cowardly

craven(n)

(n)

craven (adj)

(adj) those who urger the UK

craven (n)

it is a mistake to assume that everyone who refuses to go to w

exhilarate

(v) to enliven, cheer, hive spirit or liveliness to

exhilarate

the first landong on the moon, in thesummer of 1959, ____ the nation

harass

(v) to disturb

harass

the judge repeata

inclement

stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

inclement

during an ____ New Egland winter, heavy snowfalls may bring highway traffic to a

muse

(v) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

muse

philosophers have always ____ on the meaning of life

negligible

so unimportant that it can be disregarded

negligible

after taxes are deducted, a small raise in salary may result in a ____ increase in take-home pay

precedent

(n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

precedent

we hope that students at o

sojourn(n)

(n) a temporary stay

sojourn(v)

(v) to stay for a time

sojourn(n)

no matter how short your ____ in Paris, you must take time to go to the Louvre

sojourn (v)

many American graduates _____ abroad before they begin working full-time at home