Vocab Quiz English: Unit 3

adversary def

an enemy, opponent

adversary synonyms

antagonist, foe

adversary antonyms

friend, ally, supporter, confederate

alienate def

to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

alienate synonyms

separate, drive apart, estrange

alienate antonyms

befriend, attract, captivate

artifice def

a skillful or ingenious device; clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

artifice synonyms

ruse, stratagem, contrivance

coerce def

to compel, force

coerce synonyms

pressure, bully, constrain

coerce antonyms

persuade, cajole

craven def

cowardly; a coward

craven synonym

fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous

craven antonym

brave, courageous, valiant

culinary def

of or related to cooking or the kitchen

demise def

a death, especially of a person in a loft position

demise synonyms

decease, passing away

demise antonyms

birth, commencement

exhilarate def

to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

exhilarate synonyms

stimulate, excite, gladden

exhilarate antonyms

discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit

fallow def

plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow

fallow synonyms

unproductive, dormant

fallow antonyms

productive, fertile, prolific

harass def

to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

harass synonyms

annoy, bedevil, beleaguer

inclement def

stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

inclement synonyms

blustery, tempestuous, implacable

inclement antonyms

mild, gentle, balmy

liquidate def

to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate

liquidate synonyms

reconcile, pay, cancel, exterminate

liquidate antonyms

invest, collect

muse def

to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

muse synonyms

contemplate, daydream

negligible def

so unimportant that it can be disregarded

negligible synonyms

trivial, inconsequential, insignificant

negligible antonyms

significant, crucial, momentous

perpetuate def

to make permanent of long lasting

perpetuate synonyms

continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely

perpetuate antonyms

discontinue, abolish, abandon

precedent def

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

precedent synonyms

guide, traditional, model

punitive def

inflicting or aiming at punishment

punitive synonyms

penalizing, retaliatory

redress def

to set right, remedy; relief from wrong of injury

redress synonyms

correct, mitigate

sojourn def

a temporary stay; relief from wrong or injury

sojourn synonyms

visit, brief, stay

urbane def

refined in a manner or style, suave

urbane synonyms

elegant

urbane antonyms

crude, uncouth