Sadlier-Oxford Vocab Level E - Unit 3

adversary

(noun)
an enemy, opponent

alienate

(verb)
to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

artifice

(noun)
skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

coerce

(verb)
to compel; force

craven

(adjective)
cowardly
(noun)
a coward

culinary

(adjective)
of or related to cooking or the kitchen

demise

(noun)
to death, especially of a person in a lofty position

exhilarate

(verb)
to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

fallow

(adjective)
plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow
(noun)
land left unseeded
(verb)
to plow but not seed

harass

(verb)
to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

inclement

(adjective)
stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

liquidate

(verb)
to pay a debt, settle and account; to eliminate

muse

(verb)
to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

negligible

(adjective)
so unimpotant that it can be disregarded

perpetuate

(verb)
to make permanent or long lasting

precedent

(noun)
an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

punitive

(adjective)
inflicting or aiming at punishment

redress

(verb)
to set right, remedy
(noun)
relief from wrong or injury

sojourn

(noun)
a temporary stay
(verb)
to stay for a time

urbane

(adjective)
refined in manner or style, suave