English II-Vocabulary Unit 3 Words and Definitions

Vocabulary for English II

Adversary (noun)

An enemy,opponent

SYNONYM: Antagonist,foe

ANTONYM: Friend,ally,supporter

Alienate (verb)

To turn away,to make indifferent or hostile

SYNONYM: Separate,drive apart,estrange

ANTONYM: Befriend,attract,captivate

Artifice (Noun)

A skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick

SYNONYM: Ruse,Stratagem,contrivance

Coerce (Verb)

To compel,force

SYNONYM:Pressure,bully,constrain

ANTONYM:Persuade,cajole

Craven (adjective or noun)

Cowardly; a coward

SYNONYM: Fearful, fainthearted

ANTONYM: Brave,courageous,valiant

Culinary (Adjective)

Of or Related to cooking or the kitchen.

Demise (noun)

A death,especially of a person in a lofty position

SYNONYM: Decrease,passing away

ANTONYM: Birth,commencement

Exhilarate (Verb)

To enliven,cheer,give spirit or liveliness to

SYNONYM: Stimulate,excite,gladden

ANTONYM:Discourage,dispirit,dishearten

Fallow (Adjective,noun,Verb)

Plowed but not seeded,inactive or land left unseeded or to plow but not see

SYNONYM: Unproductive,dormant

ANTONYM: Productive,fertile

Harass (Verb)

To disturb,worry;to trouble by repeated attacks

SYNONYM: Annoy,bedevil

Inclement (adjective)

Stormy,harsh; severe in attitude or action

SYNONYM: Blustery,tempestuous,implacable

ANTONYM: Mild,gentle,balmy

Liquidate (verb)

To pay a debt,settle an account;to eliminate

SYNONYM: Reconcile,pay,cancel,exterminate

ANTONYM: Invest,collect

Muse (verb)

To think about in a dreamy way,ponder

SYNONYM: Contemplate,daydream

Negligible (adjective)

So unimportant that it can be disregarded

SYNONYM: Trivial,inconsequential,insignificant

ANTONYM: Significant,crucial,momentous

Perpetuate (verb)

To make permanent or long lasting

SYNONYM: Continue,preserve,prolong indefinitely

ANTONYM: Discontinue,abolish

Punitive (adjective)

Inflicting or aiming at punishment

SYNONYM: Penalizing,retaliatory

Redress (Verb,noun)

To set right,remedy or relief from wrong or injury

SYNONYM: Correct,mitigate

Sojourn (noun or verb)

A temporary stay or to stay for a time

SYNONYM: Visit,brief stay

urbane (adjective)

Refined in manner or style,suave

SYNONYM: elegant

ANTONYM: Crude or uncouth