Vocabulary List #3 (Terms + Definitions)

Adversary

an enemy, opponent

Alienate

to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile

Artifice

a skillful or ingenious device, clever trick, a clever skill (in a negative way)

Coerce

to compel, force

Craven

cowardly, coward

Culinary

of or related to cooking or the kitchen

Delete

to erase, wipe out, cut out

Demise

a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

Exhilarate

to enliven, cheer, give liveliness to

Fallow

plowed but not seeded; inactive

Harass

to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

Inclement

stormy, harsh, severe in attitude or action

Muse

to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

Negligible

so unimportant that it can be disregarded

Perpetuate

to make permanent or long lasting

Precedent

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

Punitive

inflicting or aiming at punishment

Redress

to set right, remedy

Sojourn

a temporary stay

Urbane

refined in manner or style, suave