Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 3 (Definitions)

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

delete

(v.) to erase, wipe out, cut out

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; (n.) to plow but not seed

harass

(v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

inclement

(adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

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; (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