Vocabulary 3 Quick Sheet ELA 2

Vocabulary flashcards covering the definitions and parts of speech for words listed on the ELA 2 Vocabulary 3 Quick Sheet.

Adversary (n.)

An enemy; opponent

Alienate (v.)

To turn away; to make hostile

Artifice (n.)

A clever trick; ingenious device

Coerce (v.)

To compel; to force

Craven (adj. or n.)

Cowardly; a coward

Culinary (adj.)

Related to cooking or kitchen

Demise (n.)

A death

Exhilarate (v.)

To enliven; to give spirit to

Fallow (adj.)

Plowed but not seeded; inactive

Harass (v.)

To disturb; to trouble with repeated attacks

Inclement (adj.)

Stormy, harsh, severe in action

Liquidate (v.)

To pay a debt; to eliminate

Muse (v. or n.)

To think about in a dreamy way; the inspiration for someone's art

Negligible (adj.)

So unimportant that it can be disregarded

Perpetuate (v.)

To make permanent or long-lasting

Precedent (n.)

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

Punitive (adj.)

Inflicting or aiming at punishment

Redress (v. or n.)

To set right; relief from wrong or injury

Sojourn (n. or v.)

A temporary stay; to stay for a time

Urbane (adj.)

Refined in manner or style; suave