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Vocabulary Level E-Unit 3
20 Vocabulary words
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10th Grade
09/22/2011

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Term
adversary
Definition
(n.) an enemy, opponent

syn:antagonist, rival, foe
ant:friend, ally, supporter, confederate
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alienate
Definition
(v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

syn:seperate, drive apart, estrange
ant:befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile
Term
artifice
Definition
(n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

syn:ruse, stratagem, contrivance
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coerce
Definition
(v.) to compel, force

syn:pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
ant:persaude, cajole
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craven
Definition
(adj.) cowardly;
(n.) a coward

syn:fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous
ant:brave, courageous, valiant
Term
culinary
Definition
(adj.) of or relateed to cooking or the kitchen
Term
delete
Definition
(v.) to erase, wipe out, cut out

syn:remove, cancel, expunge
ant:insert, add, retain, include
Term
demise
Definition
(n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

syn:decease, passing away
ant:birth, beginning, commencement
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exhilarate
Definition
(v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness

syn:stimulate, excite, gladden
ant:discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit
Term
fallow
Definition
(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive;redish-yellow; (n.)land left unseeded; (v.)to plow but not seed

syn:unproductive, inert, dormant
ant:productive, fertile, prolific
Term
harass
Definition
(v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attack
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inclement
Definition
(adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

syn:blustery, tempestuous, implacable
ant:mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil
Term
muse
Definition
(v.) to think about in a dreary way, ponder

syn:meditate, contemplate, daydream
Term
negligible
Definition
(adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded

syn:trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
ant:discontinue, abolish, abandon
Term
perpetuate
Definition
(v.) to make permanant or long lasting

syn:continue, preserve, prolong idefinitely
ant:discontinue, abolish, abandon
Term
precedent
Definition
(n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

syn:guide, tradition, model
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punitive
Definition
(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment

syn:penalizing, retaliatory
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redress
Definition
(v.) to set right, remedy;(n.) relief from wrong or injury

syn:rectify, correct, mitigate
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sojourn
Definition
(n.) aa temporary stay;(v.) to stay for a time

syn:visit, stopover, brief stay
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urbane
Definition
(adj.)refined in manner or style, suave

syn:elegant
ant:crude, uncouth, boorish
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