sophomore vocab unit 3

adversary

(noun) an enemy, opponent

syn. antagonist, rival foe

ant. friend, ally, supporter, conferderate

alienate

( v) to turn away, to make indifferent or hostile, to transfer,convey

syn. seperate, drive apart, estrange

ant. befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile

artifice

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

syn. ruse, stratagem, contrivance

coerce

(v) to compel forward

syn. pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain

ant. persuade, cajole

craven

(adj) cowardly

(n) a coward

syn. frearful fainthearted, pusillanimous

ant. brave, courageous, valiant

culinary

(adj) of or related to cooking or the kitchen

delete

(v) to erase wipe out cut out

syn. remove cancel expunge

ant. insert, add, retain, include

demise

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

syn. decease passing away

ant. borth beginning commencement

exhilerate

(v) to enliven cheer give spirit or liveliness to

syn. stimulate excite gladden

ant. discourage dispirit dishearten inhibit

fallow

(adj) plowed but not seeded, inactive, reddish -yellow

( n) land left unseeded

(v) to plow but not seed

syn. unproductive, inert, dormant

ant. productive fertile prolific

harass

(v) to disturb worry to trouble by repeated attacks

syn. annoy plaster bedevil beleaguer

inclement

( adj) stormy harsh, severe in attitude or action

syn. blustery tempestuous implaceable

ant. mild gentle balmy tranquil

muse

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

syn. meditate contemplate daydream

negligible

(adj) so unimportant that it can be disregarded

syn. trivial inconsequential insignificant

ant. significant cruical momentous

perpetuate

(v) to make permanent or long lasting

syn. continue preserve prolong indefinitely

ant. discontinue abolish abandon

precedent

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

syn. guide tradition model

punitive

(adj) infliciting or aiming at punishment

syn. penalizing retaliatory

redress

( v) to set right

(n) relief from wrong or injury

syn. rectify correct mitigate

sojourn

(n) a temporary stay

(v) to stay for a time

syn. visit stopover brief stay

urbane

(adj) refined in manner or style suave

syn. elegant

ant. crude uncouth boorish