Unit 3 Vocab

Adversary

(n) an enemy or opponent
Synonyms: antagonist, rival, foe
Antonms: 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
Synonyms: ruse, stratagem, contrivance

Coerce

(v) to compel, force
Synonyms: pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
Antonyms: persuade, cajole

Craven

(adj) cowardly (n) 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; in-active; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not to 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 intimation or later action
Synonyms: guide, tradition, model

Punitive

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

Redress

(v) to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury
Synonyms: Rectify, correct, mitigate

Sojourn

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

Urbane

(adj) refined in manner or style, suave
Synonyms: elegant
Antonyms: crude, uncouth, boorish

Adversary

(n) an enemy or opponent
Synonyms: antagonist, rival, foe
Antonms: 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
Synonyms: ruse, stratagem, contrivance

Coerce

(v) to compel, force
Synonyms: pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
Antonyms: persuade, cajole

Craven

(adj) cowardly (n) 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; in-active; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not to 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 intimation or later action
Synonyms: guide, tradition, model

Punitive

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

Redress

(v) to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury
Synonyms: Rectify, correct, mitigate

Sojourn

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

Urbane

(adj) refined in manner or style, suave
Synonyms: elegant
Antonyms: crude, uncouth, boorish