Vocab Unit 3 Level E

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

craven (n.)

a coward

culinary (adj.)

of or related to cooking or the kitchen

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

fallow (v.)

to plow but not seed

harass (v.)

to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

inclement (v.)

stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

liquidate (v.)

to pay a debt, settle an 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

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

redress (n.)

relief from wrong or injury

sojourn (n.)

a temporary stay;

sojourn (v.)

to stay for a time

urbane (adj.)

refined in manner or style, suave

fallow (n.)

land left unseeded

fallow (v.)

to plow but not seed