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Unit 3
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English
8th Grade
01/22/2013

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Term
adversary
(ad')
Definition
(n.) an enemy, opponent
synonyms: antagonist, foe
antonyms: friend, ally, supporter, confederate
Term
alienate
(a')
Definition
(v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer convey
synonyms: seperate, drive apart, estrange
antonyms: befriend, attract, captivate
Term
artifice
(ar')
Definition
(n.) a skillful of ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
synonyms: ruse, stategem, contrivance
Term
coerce
(ers')
Definition
(v.) to compel, force
synonyms: pressure, bully, constrain
antonyms: persuade, cajole
Term
craven
(kra')
Definition
(adj.) cowardly
(n.) a coward
synonyms: fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous
antonyms: brave, couarageous, valiant
Term
culinary
(kyu')
Definition
(adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen
Term
demise
(miz')
Definition
(n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
synonyms: decease, passing away
antonyms: birth, commencement
Term
exhilarate
(zil')
Definition
(v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit of liveliness to
synonyms: stimulate, excite, gladden
antonyms: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit
Term
fallow
(fal')
Definition
(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow
(n.) land left unseeded
(v.) to plow but not seed
synonyms: unproductive, dormant
antonyms: productive, fertile, prolific
Term
harass
(ras')
Definition
(v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
synonyms: annoy, bedevil, beleaguer
Term
inclement
(klem')
Definition
(adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
synonyms: blustery, tempestuous, implacable
antonyms: mild, gently, balmy
Term
liquidate
(lik' dat')
Definition
(v.) to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate
synonyms: reconcile, pay, cancel, exterminate
antoyms: invest, collect
Term
muse
Definition
(v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
synonyms: contemplate, daydream
Term
negligible
(neg')
Definition
(adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
synonyms: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
antonyms: significant, crucial, momentous
Term
perpetuate
(pech')
Definition
(v.) to make permanent or long lasting
synonyms: continue, preserve, prolong indefinetly
antonyms: discontinue, abolish, abandon
Term
precedent
(pres')
Definition
(n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
synonyms: guide, tradition, model
Term
punitive
(pyu')
Definition
(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment
synonyms: penalizing, retaliatory
Term
redress
(dres')
Definition
(v.) to set right, remedy
(n.) relief from wrong or injury
synonyms: correct, mitigate
Term
sojourn
(so')
Definition
(n.) a temporary stay
(v.) to stay for a minute
synonyms: visit, brief stay
Term
urbane
(ban')
Definition
(adj.) refined in manner or style, suave
synonyms: elegant
antonyms: crude, uncouth
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