English II Honors - Vocab. Unit III

adversary

(n) an enemy, opponent
synonyms: antagonist, rival, foe
antonyms: friend, ally, supporter, confederate

alienate

(v) to turn away, to make indifferent or hostile, to transfer, convey
synonyms: separate, drive apart, estrange
antonyms: befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile

artifice

(n) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
synonyms: ruse, stratagem, contrivance

coerce

(v) to compel, force
synonyms: pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
antonyms: persuade, cajole

craven

(adj) cowardly (n) a coward
synonyms: fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous
antonyms: brave, courageous, valiant

culinary

(adj) of or related to cooking or the kitchen

delete

(v) to erase, wipe out, cut out
synonyms: remove, cancel, expunge
antonyms: insert, add, retain, include

demise

(n) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
synonyms: decease, passing away
antonyms: birth, beginning, commencement

exhilarate

(v) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
synonyms: stimulate, excite, gladden
antonyms: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit

fallow

(adj) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n) land left unseeded; (v) to plow but not seed
synonyms: unproductive, inert, dormant
antonyms: productive, fertile, prolific

harass

(v) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
synonyms: annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer

inclement

(adj) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
synonyms: blustery, tempestuous, implacable
antonyms: mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil

muse

(v) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
synonyms: meditate, contemplate, daydream

negligible

(adj) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
synonyms: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
antonyms: significant, crucial, momentous

perpetuate

(v) to make permanent or long lasting
synonyms: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely
antonyms: discontinue, abolish, abandon

precedent

(n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
synonyms: guide, tradition, model

punitive

(adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment
synonyms: penalizing, retaliatory

redress

(v) to set right, remedy (n) relief from wrong or injury
synonyms: rectify, correct, mitigate

sojourn

(n) a temporary stay (v) to stay for a time
synonyms: visit, stopover, brief stay

urbane

(adj) refined in manner or style, suave
synonyms: elegant
antonyms: crude, uncouth, boorish