Unit 3

HN English II Unit 3 Vocab, Created on Quizlet by Mrs. Warner

Adversary

an enemy, opponent

Alienate

to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

Artifice

a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

Coerce

to compel, force

Craven

cowardly; a coward

Culinary

of or related to cooking or the kitchen

Demise

a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

Exhilarate

to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

Fallow

plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed

Harass

to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

Inclement

stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

Liquidate

to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate

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; relief from wrong or injury

Sojourn

a temporary stay; to stay for a time

Urbane

refined in manner or style, suave